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#BD939E Color

#BD939E is rgb(189, 147, 158) in RGB, hsl(344, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tuscany (#C09999), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD939E
HEX#BD939E
RGBrgb(189, 147, 158)
HSLhsl(344, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(344, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.053 1.1)
LABlab(65.21% 17.56 0.59)
LCHlch(65.21% 17.57 1.91)

What #BD939E 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 #BD939E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.08Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 6.53English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.87Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.63Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.89Puce#CC8899ΔE 11.07

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

#BD939E Channel Values

How #BD939E 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 147 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD939E 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD939E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD939E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD939E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD939E
Complementary
#93BDB2
Analogous
#BD93B3
Analogous
#BD9D93
Triadic
#9FBD93
Triadic
#939FBD
Split comp.
#93BD9D
Split comp.
#93B3BD

Tints & Shades of #BD939E

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

#C7A3AD
#CFB0B8
#D8C0C6
#E0CCD2
#EADCE0
#F1E9EB

Shades

#AC7785
#985D6D
#7B4C58
#623C46
#462B32
#29191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD939E.

How #BD939E 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#BD939E
Protanopia#9B9B9E
Protanomaly#AA989E
Deuteranopia#A2A29D
Deuteranomaly#AE9D9D
Tritanopia#BC9494
Tritanomaly#BC9498
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD939E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd939e: #BD939E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD939E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd939e': '#BD939E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.576, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_bd939e">#BD939E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD939E"

More Pink Colors

#BD939E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BD939E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD939E?

#BD939E is a light pink — rgb(189, 147, 158) in RGB and hsl(344, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tuscany (#C09999), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #BD939E?

#BD939E is rgb(189, 147, 158) — red 189, green 147, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD939E?

#BD939E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD939E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD939E scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD939E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD939E 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 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.