Palettes / Colors / #BE044E

#BE044E — Vivid Pink

#BE044E 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 #BE044E 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.

#BE044E 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 #04BE74; it also sits naturally between #BE04AB and #BE1604. 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 75% · Green 2% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE044E

.text { color: #BE044E; }
.background { background-color: #BE044E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE044E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 4, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 96%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE044E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 4, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE044E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 4, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE044E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE044E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE044E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04BE74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE044E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE044E

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 #BE044E 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 #BE044E 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

← #BE044D  ·  #BE044F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE044E?

#BE044E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 4, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE044E?

#BE044E is RGB 190, 4, 78 — HSL 336°, 96%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE044E?

Its complement is #04BE74; analogous partners are #BE04AB and #BE1604. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE044E for text?

White text on #BE044E has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.32:1.