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#BE377A Color

#BE377A is rgb(190, 55, 122) in RGB, hsl(330, 55%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 36%, 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 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE377A
HEX#BE377A
RGBrgb(190, 55, 122)
HSLhsl(330, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(330, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 36%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.181 354.3)
LABlab(46.14% 58.07 -6.12)
LCHlch(46.14% 58.39 353.99)

What #BE377A 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 #BE377A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 5.92Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 7.01Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 7.99Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 8.65Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.1Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 9.15

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

#BE377A Channel Values

How #BE377A 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 55 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 55% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 71% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 36% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.23:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE377A 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 text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE377A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE377A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE377A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE377A
Complementary
#37BE7A
Analogous
#BE37BE
Analogous
#BE3737
Triadic
#7ABE37
Triadic
#377ABE
Split comp.
#37BE37
Split comp.
#37BEBE

Tints & Shades of #BE377A

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

#CB4D8C
#D3699E
#DB84B0
#E5A4C4
#EDC0D6
#F5DBE8

Shades

#A6306B
#8A2859
#73214A
#5B1A3B
#43142B
#280B1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE377A.

How #BE377A 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#BE377A
Protanopia#616179
Protanomaly#90537A
Deuteranopia#7A7A76
Deuteranomaly#9A6678
Tritanopia#BB4444
Tritanomaly#BC3F5E
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE377A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be377a: #BE377A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE377A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be377a': '#BE377A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.216, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_be377a">#BE377A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE377A"

More Pink Colors

#BE377A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BE377A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE377A?

#BE377A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 55, 122) in RGB and hsl(330, 55%, 48%) 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #BE377A?

#BE377A is rgb(190, 55, 122) — red 190, green 55, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE377A?

#BE377A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 36%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE377A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE377A scores 5.23:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE377A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE377A 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 14.01, which is visibly different.

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