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#BE236E Color

#BE236E is rgb(190, 35, 110) in RGB, hsl(331, 69%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 42%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE236E
HEX#BE236E
RGBrgb(190, 35, 110)
HSLhsl(331, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 42%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.197 357.5)
LABlab(43.66% 63.06 -2.35)
LCHlch(43.66% 63.10 357.86)

What #BE236E 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 #BE236E, 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.

#BE236E Channel Values

How #BE236E 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 35 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 69% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 42% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE236E 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 text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE236E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE236E; 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 #BE236E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE236E.

How #BE236E 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#BE236E
Protanopia#5A5A6D
Protanomaly#8D4A6E
Deuteranopia#767669
Deuteranomaly#985F6B
Tritanopia#BB3434
Tritanomaly#BC2E51
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE236E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be236e: #BE236E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE236E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be236e': '#BE236E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.137, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_be236e">#BE236E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE236E"

More Pink Colors

#BE236E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE236E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE236E?

#BE236E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 35, 110) in RGB and hsl(331, 69%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #BE236E?

#BE236E is rgb(190, 35, 110) — red 190, green 35, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE236E?

#BE236E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 42%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE236E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE236E scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE236E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE236E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 13.49, which is visibly different.

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