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#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.

#BE136B · RGB 190, 19, 107

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Color values

HEX#BE136B
RGB190, 19, 107
HSL329°, 82%, 41%
HSV329°, 90%, 75%
CMYK0%, 90%, 44%, 25%
XYZ24.12, 12.47, 15.05
Yxy12.47, 0.4671, 0.2416
CIE-Lab41.96, 66.73, -3.47
Hunter Lab35.32, 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

Sample text in #BE136B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE136B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #BE136B

#AC1161#9E1059#8B0E4F#790C44#6B0B3C#580932#460727#33051D#250415#13020A

Tints of #BE136B

#DA167B#E92088#EC3C97#EE53A3#F16FB2#F386BF#F6A2CD#F8B9DA#FBD5E9#FDECF5

Tones of #BE136B

#B21F6B#A62B6B#9A376A#8D446A#815169#755C69

Color harmonies

Complementary — #13BE66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.01:1 AA
Against black text3.49:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #747256Deuteranopia · #7E8B51Tritanopia · #B54541

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE136B rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Horizon
#BA1E70 · #DF3B8D · #21C870 · #C3F1DA
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0

Similar colors

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

#BA1E70#C1206D#BE1D75#B51A62#C61A60#C1115C#B51B75#C71E64#B31E6F#B11C6F#B01E68#B5157C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE136A  ·  #BE136C →

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.