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#BF188A Color

#BF188A is rgb(191, 24, 138) in RGB, hsl(319, 78%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 28%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF188A
HEX#BF188A
RGBrgb(191, 24, 138)
HSLhsl(319, 78%, 42%)
HSVhsv(319, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 28%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.218 345.8)
LABlab(43.93% 67.61 -19.19)
LCHlch(43.93% 70.28 344.16)

What #BF188A 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 #BF188A, 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.

#BF188A Channel Values

How #BF188A 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 191 · G 24 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 78% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 28% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF188A 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 text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF188A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF188A; 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 #BF188A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF188A.

How #BF188A 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#BF188A
Protanopia#575789
Protanomaly#8D468A
Deuteranopia#757586
Deuteranomaly#985D88
Tritanopia#BA3838
Tritanomaly#BC2E63
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF188A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf188a: #BF188A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF188A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf188a': '#BF188A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.094, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bf188a">#BF188A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF188A"

More Pink Colors

#BF188A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF188A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF188A?

#BF188A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(191, 24, 138) in RGB and hsl(319, 78%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #BF188A?

#BF188A is rgb(191, 24, 138) — red 191, green 24, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF188A?

#BF188A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 28%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF188A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BF188A scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF188A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF188A 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 5.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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