Palettes / Colors / #BD003F

#BD003F — Vivid Pink

#BD003F is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BD003F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD003F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00BD7E; it also sits naturally between #BD009D and #BD1F00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 0% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 67% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD003F

.text { color: #BD003F; }
.background { background-color: #BD003F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD003F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 0, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD003F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 0, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD003F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 0, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD003F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD003F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD003F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00BD7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD003F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD003F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD003F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD003F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD003E  ·  #BD0040 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD003F?

#BD003F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 0, 63). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD003F?

#BD003F is RGB 189, 0, 63 — HSL 340°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 67%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD003F?

Its complement is #00BD7E; analogous partners are #BD009D and #BD1F00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD003F for text?

White text on #BD003F has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.