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#BE04AE Color

#BE04AE is rgb(190, 4, 174) in RGB, hsl(305, 96%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 8%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE04AE
HEX#BE04AE
RGBrgb(190, 4, 174)
HSLhsl(305, 96%, 38%)
HSVhsv(305, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 8%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.247 333.1)
LABlab(44.39% 72.98 -40.13)
LCHlch(44.39% 83.28 331.20)

What #BE04AE 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 #BE04AE, 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.

#BE04AE Channel Values

How #BE04AE 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 4 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 96% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 8% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.5:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE04AE 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 text5.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE04AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE04AE; 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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Tints & Shades of #BE04AE

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 #BE04AE.

How #BE04AE 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#BE04AE
Protanopia#5454AE
Protanomaly#8B42AE
Deuteranopia#7373AB
Deuteranomaly#975AAC
Tritanopia#B54242
Tritanomaly#B9337C
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE04AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be04ae: #BE04AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE04AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be04ae': '#BE04AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.016, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_be04ae">#BE04AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE04AE"

More Pink Colors

#BE04AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE04AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE04AE?

#BE04AE is a dark pink — rgb(190, 4, 174) in RGB and hsl(305, 96%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #BE04AE?

#BE04AE is rgb(190, 4, 174) — red 190, green 4, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE04AE?

#BE04AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 8%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE04AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE04AE scores 5.5:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE04AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE04AE 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.99, which is visibly different.

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