#BD3D5F Color

#BD3D5F is rgb(189, 61, 95) in RGB, hsl(344, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 50%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD3D5F

HEX#BD3D5F

RGBrgb(189, 61, 95)

HSLhsl(344, 51%, 49%)

HSVhsv(344, 68%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 50%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.165 8.3)

LABlab(46.13% 53.68 10.39)

LCHlch(46.13% 54.67 10.95)

What #BD3D5F 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 #BD3D5F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 6.66 Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.03 Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 9.54 Irresistible#B3446CΔE 10.22 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 10.32 Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 11.16

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

#BD3D5F Channel Values

How #BD3D5F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 61 · B 95	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 344° · S 51% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 344° · S 68% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 68% · Y 50% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD3D5F 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 text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD3D5F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD3D5F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD3D5F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD3D5F

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 #BD3D5F.

How #BD3D5F 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#BD3D5F

Protanopia#63635E

Protanomaly#90565F

Deuteranopia#7B7B5A

Deuteranomaly#9A685C

Tritanopia#BC4242

Tritanomaly#BC404F

Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD3D5F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd3d5f: #BD3D5F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD3D5F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd3d5f': '#BD3D5F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.239, blue: 0.373)

Android XML<color name="color_bd3d5f">#BD3D5F</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD3D5F"

More Pink Colors

#BD3D5F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BD3D5F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD3D5F?

#BD3D5F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 61, 95) in RGB and hsl(344, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #BD3D5F?

#BD3D5F is rgb(189, 61, 95) — red 189, green 61, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD3D5F?

#BD3D5F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 50%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD3D5F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD3D5F scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD3D5F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD3D5F 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.93, which is visibly different.

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