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#BE466A Color

#BE466A is rgb(190, 70, 106) in RGB, hsl(342, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 44%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Irresistible (#B3446C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE466A
HEX#BE466A
RGBrgb(190, 70, 106)
HSLhsl(342, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(342, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 44%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.157 5.1)
LABlab(47.91% 51.14 6.18)
LCHlch(47.91% 51.51 6.89)

What #BE466A 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 #BE466A, 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.

#BE466A Channel Values

How #BE466A 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 70 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 44% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE466A 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE466A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE466A; 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 #BE466A

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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How #BE466A 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#BE466A
Protanopia#686869
Protanomaly#925C6A
Deuteranopia#7F7F65
Deuteranomaly#9C6C67
Tritanopia#BC4C4C
Tritanomaly#BD4959
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE466A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be466a: #BE466A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE466A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be466a': '#BE466A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.275, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_be466a">#BE466A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE466A"

More Pink Colors

#BE466A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE466A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE466A?

#BE466A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(190, 70, 106) in RGB and hsl(342, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Irresistible (#B3446C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #BE466A?

#BE466A is rgb(190, 70, 106) — red 190, green 70, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE466A?

#BE466A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 44%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE466A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE466A scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE466A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE466A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.06, which is visibly different.

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