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#BD144F Color

#BD144F is rgb(189, 20, 79) in RGB, hsl(339, 81%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 58%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD144F
HEX#BD144F
RGBrgb(189, 20, 79)
HSLhsl(339, 81%, 41%)
HSVhsv(339, 89%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 58%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.198 9.4)
LABlab(41.69% 64.02 14.34)
LCHlch(41.69% 65.60 12.63)

What #BD144F 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 #BD144F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BD144F Channel Values

How #BD144F 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 189 · G 20 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 81% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 89% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 58% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.22:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD144F 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.

TextWhite text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD144F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD144F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD144F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD144F

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD144F.

How #BD144F 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#BD144F
Protanopia#56564E
Protanomaly#8B444E
Deuteranopia#737348
Deuteranomaly#975C4B
Tritanopia#BB2222
Tritanomaly#BC1D39
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD144F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd144f: #BD144F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD144F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd144f': '#BD144F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.078, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_bd144f">#BD144F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD144F"

More Pink Colors

#BD144F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD144F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD144F?

#BD144F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 20, 79) in RGB and hsl(339, 81%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #BD144F?

#BD144F is rgb(189, 20, 79) — red 189, green 20, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD144F?

#BD144F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 58%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD144F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD144F scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD144F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD144F 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 22.46, which is visibly different.

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