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#BE277D Color

#BE277D is rgb(190, 39, 125) in RGB, hsl(326, 66%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 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 5.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE277D
HEX#BE277D
RGBrgb(190, 39, 125)
HSLhsl(326, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(326, 79%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.199 351.4)
LABlab(44.45% 63.14 -10.46)
LCHlch(44.45% 64.00 350.60)

What #BE277D 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 #BE277D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 5.16Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.4Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.83Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.99Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.27Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.34

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

#BE277D Channel Values

How #BE277D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 66% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 79% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 34% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.56:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE277D 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 text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE277D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE277D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE277D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE277D
Complementary
#27BE69
Analogous
#B427BE
Analogous
#BE2731
Triadic
#7DBE27
Triadic
#277DBE
Split comp.
#31BE27
Split comp.
#27BEB4

Tints & Shades of #BE277D

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

#D63892
#DC56A2
#E378B5
#E995C5
#F0B7D7
#F6D5E8

Shades

#A5226C
#8C1D5C
#72174B
#5D133D
#440E2C
#2A091C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE277D.

How #BE277D 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#BE277D
Protanopia#5B5B7C
Protanomaly#8E4B7D
Deuteranopia#777779
Deuteranomaly#99617B
Tritanopia#BA3B3B
Tritanomaly#BC345C
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE277D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be277d: #BE277D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE277D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be277d': '#BE277D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.153, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_be277d">#BE277D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE277D"

More Pink Colors

#BE277D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE277D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE277D?

#BE277D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 39, 125) in RGB and hsl(326, 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 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #BE277D?

#BE277D is rgb(190, 39, 125) — red 190, green 39, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE277D?

#BE277D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE277D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE277D scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE277D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE277D 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 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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