Palettes / Colors / #BE136C

#BE136C — Vivid Pink

#BE136C 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 #BE136C 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.

#BE136C 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 43% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE136C

.text { color: #BE136C; }
.background { background-color: #BE136C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE136C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 19, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 82%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE136C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 19, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE136C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 19, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE136C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE136C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE136C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #13BE66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE136C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE136C

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 #BE136C 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 #BE136C 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

← #BE136B  ·  #BE136D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE136C?

#BE136C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 19, 108). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE136C?

#BE136C is RGB 190, 19, 108 — HSL 329°, 82%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 43%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE136C?

Its complement is #13BE66; analogous partners are #BB13BE and #BE1316. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE136C for text?

White text on #BE136C has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.