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#BE277A Color

#BE277A is rgb(190, 39, 122) in RGB, hsl(327, 66%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE277A
HEX#BE277A
RGBrgb(190, 39, 122)
HSLhsl(327, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(327, 79%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.198 352.7)
LABlab(44.36% 62.91 -8.75)
LCHlch(44.36% 63.52 352.08)

What #BE277A 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 #BE277A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 6.33Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.09Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.55Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 9.08Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.43Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.93

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

#BE277A Channel Values

How #BE277A 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 39 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 66% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 79% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 36% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.58:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE277A 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 text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE277A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE277A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE277A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE277A
Complementary
#27BE6B
Analogous
#B727BE
Analogous
#BE272F
Triadic
#7ABE27
Triadic
#277ABE
Split comp.
#2FBE27
Split comp.
#27BEB7

Tints & Shades of #BE277A

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

#D6388F
#DC56A0
#E378B3
#E995C3
#F0B7D7
#F6D5E7

Shades

#A5226A
#8C1D5A
#721749
#5D133C
#440E2B
#2A091B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE277A.

How #BE277A 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#BE277A
Protanopia#5B5B79
Protanomaly#8E4B7A
Deuteranopia#777776
Deuteranomaly#996178
Tritanopia#BA3A3A
Tritanomaly#BC335A
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE277A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be277a: #BE277A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE277A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be277a': '#BE277A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.153, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_be277a">#BE277A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE277A"

More Pink Colors

#BE277A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BE277A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE277A?

#BE277A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 39, 122) in RGB and hsl(327, 66%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #BE277A?

#BE277A is rgb(190, 39, 122) — red 190, green 39, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE277A?

#BE277A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE277A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE277A scores 5.58:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE277A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE277A 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 8.55, 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.