Palettes / Colors / #BE136B
#BE136B — Vivid Pink
#BE136B is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BE136B 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.
#BE136B 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 #13BE66; it also sits naturally between #BB13BE and #BE1316. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE136B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 19, 107 |
| HSL | 329°, 82%, 41% |
| HSV | 329°, 90%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 90%, 44%, 25% |
| XYZ | 24.12, 12.47, 15.05 |
| Yxy | 12.47, 0.4671, 0.2416 |
| CIE-Lab | 41.96, 66.73, -3.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.32, 62.97, -2.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 7% · Blue 42%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 44% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BE136B
.text { color: #BE136B; }
.background { background-color: #BE136B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE136B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 19, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 82%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE136B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 19, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE136B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 19, 107, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE136B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE136B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #13BE66:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.01:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.49:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BE136B: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE136B
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BE136B: ·
How #BE136B 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 #BE136B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BE136B?
#BE136B is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 19, 107). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE136B?
#BE136B is RGB 190, 19, 107 — HSL 329°, 82%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 44%, 25%.
What colors go with #BE136B?
Its complement is #13BE66; analogous partners are #BB13BE and #BE1316. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE136B for text?
White text on #BE136B has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.49:1.