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#BE606E Color

#BE606E is rgb(190, 96, 110) in RGB, hsl(351, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 42%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE606E
HEX#BE606E
RGBrgb(190, 96, 110)
HSLhsl(351, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(351, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 42%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.121 12)
LABlab(52.72% 39.53 10.49)
LCHlch(52.72% 40.90 14.86)

What #BE606E 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 #BE606E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 8.99English Red#AB4B52ΔE 9.66Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.76Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 10Middle Red Purple#A55353ΔE 10.44Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 13.14

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

#BE606E Channel Values

How #BE606E 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 96 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 42% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE606E 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE606E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE606E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE606E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BE606E
Complementary
#60BEB0
Analogous
#BE609D
Analogous
#BE8160
Triadic
#6EBE60
Triadic
#606EBE
Split comp.
#60BE81
Split comp.
#609DBE

Tints & Shades of #BE606E

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

#C77582
#D08B95
#D9A1A9
#E1B7BD
#EACCD1
#F3E2E5

Shades

#B14858
#943D4A
#7B323D
#5E262F
#451C22
#281014

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE606E.

How #BE606E 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#BE606E
Protanopia#77776D
Protanomaly#996F6E
Deuteranopia#89896A
Deuteranomaly#A17A6C
Tritanopia#BD6262
Tritanomaly#BE6167
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE606E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be606e: #BE606E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE606E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be606e': '#BE606E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.376, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_be606e">#BE606E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE606E"

More Red Colors

#BE606E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#BE606E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE606E?

#BE606E is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 96, 110) in RGB and hsl(351, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #BE606E?

#BE606E is rgb(190, 96, 110) — red 190, green 96, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE606E?

#BE606E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 42%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE606E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE606E scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE606E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE606E 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 13.7, which is visibly different.

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