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#BE1E4E Color

#BE1E4E is rgb(190, 30, 78) in RGB, hsl(342, 73%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 59%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE1E4E
HEX#BE1E4E
RGBrgb(190, 30, 78)
HSLhsl(342, 73%, 43%)
HSVhsv(342, 84%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 59%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.192 11)
LABlab(42.54% 62.40 16.15)
LCHlch(42.54% 64.45 14.51)

What #BE1E4E 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 #BE1E4E, 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.

#BE1E4E Channel Values

How #BE1E4E 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 30 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 73% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 84% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 59% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE1E4E 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE1E4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE1E4E; 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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Tints & Shades of #BE1E4E

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.

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Shades

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How #BE1E4E 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#BE1E4E
Protanopia#58584D
Protanomaly#8D484D
Deuteranopia#757547
Deuteranomaly#985E4A
Tritanopia#BD2828
Tritanomaly#BD243B
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE1E4E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be1e4e: #BE1E4E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE1E4E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be1e4e': '#BE1E4E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.118, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_be1e4e">#BE1E4E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE1E4E"

More Pink Colors

#BE1E4E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE1E4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE1E4E?

#BE1E4E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 30, 78) in RGB and hsl(342, 73%, 43%) 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 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #BE1E4E?

#BE1E4E is rgb(190, 30, 78) — red 190, green 30, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE1E4E?

#BE1E4E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 59%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE1E4E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE1E4E scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE1E4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE1E4E 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 20.24, which is visibly different.

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