Palettes / Colors / #BE136E
#BE136E — Vivid Pink
#BE136E 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 #BE136E 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.
#BE136E 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 #13BE63; it also sits naturally between #B913BE and #BE1319. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE136E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 19, 110 |
| HSL | 328°, 82%, 41% |
| HSV | 328°, 90%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 90%, 42%, 25% |
| XYZ | 24.28, 12.54, 15.89 |
| Yxy | 12.54, 0.4607, 0.2379 |
| CIE-Lab | 42.06, 67.01, -5.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.41, 63.32, -3.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 7% · Blue 43%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 42% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BE136E
.text { color: #BE136E; }
.background { background-color: #BE136E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE136E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 19, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 82%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE136E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 19, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE136E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 19, 110, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE136E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE136E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #13BE63:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.99:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.51:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BE136E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE136E
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 #BE136E: ·
How #BE136E 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 #BE136E 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 #BE136E?
#BE136E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 19, 110). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE136E?
#BE136E is RGB 190, 19, 110 — HSL 328°, 82%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 42%, 25%.
What colors go with #BE136E?
Its complement is #13BE63; analogous partners are #B913BE and #BE1319. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE136E for text?
White text on #BE136E has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.51:1.