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#BE93AD Color

#BE93AD is rgb(190, 147, 173) in RGB, hsl(324, 25%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE93AD
HEX#BE93AD
RGBrgb(190, 147, 173)
HSLhsl(324, 25%, 66%)
HSVhsv(324, 23%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.062 341.9)
LABlab(65.68% 19.82 -7.11)
LCHlch(65.68% 21.06 340.25)

What #BE93AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE93AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.24English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.84Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.74Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.88Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.05Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BE93AD Channel Values

How #BE93AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 147 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 25% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 23% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 9% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE93AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE93AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE93AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE93AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE93AD
Complementary
#93BEA4
Analogous
#BA93BE
Analogous
#BE9397
Triadic
#ADBE93
Triadic
#93ADBE
Split comp.
#97BE93
Split comp.
#93BEBA

Tints & Shades of #BE93AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C8A3B9
#CFAFC2
#D9BFCF
#E0CCD8
#EADCE4
#F2E9EE

Shades

#AD7697
#995C81
#7C4B68
#633B53
#462A3B
#291923

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE93AD.

How #BE93AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE93AD
Protanopia#9B9BAD
Protanomaly#AA98AD
Deuteranopia#A3A3AC
Deuteranomaly#AE9DAC
Tritanopia#BB9797
Tritanomaly#BC95A0
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE93AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be93ad: #BE93AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE93AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be93ad': '#BE93AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.576, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_be93ad">#BE93AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE93AD"

More Pink Colors

#BE93AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE93AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE93AD?

#BE93AD is a light pink — rgb(190, 147, 173) in RGB and hsl(324, 25%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #BE93AD?

#BE93AD is rgb(190, 147, 173) — red 190, green 147, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE93AD?

#BE93AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE93AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE93AD scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE93AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE93AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.38, which is visibly different.

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