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#BE1968 — Pink

#BE1968 is a pink color we call 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 #BE1968 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.

#BE1968 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 #19BE6E; it also sits naturally between #BE19BB and #BE1B19. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE1968 · RGB 190, 25, 104

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Color values

HEX#BE1968
RGB190, 25, 104
HSL331°, 77%, 42%
HSV331°, 87%, 75%
CMYK0%, 87%, 45%, 25%
XYZ24.08, 12.64, 14.27
Yxy12.64, 0.4723, 0.2479
CIE-Lab42.22, 65.44, -1.21
Hunter Lab35.56, 61.54, -0.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 10% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 45% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE1968 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE1968 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE1968

.text { color: #BE1968; }
.background { background-color: #BE1968; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE1968; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 25, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE1968; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 25, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE1968; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 25, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE1968">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE1968">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE1968

#AC165E#991454#8C124D#7A1043#680D39#560B2F#440925#36071E#240514#12020A

Tints of #BE1968

#D41C75#E32B84#E64191#EA5DA1#ED73AE#F08ABB#F3A5CB#F6BBD8#FAD6E7#FDEDF5

Tones of #BE1968

#B22469#A63069#9A3C6A#8E486A#83546A#775F6B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19BE6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.95:1 AA
Against black text3.53:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BE1968: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE1968

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 #BE1968: ·

How #BE1968 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #777555Deuteranopia · #808D50Tritanopia · #B64642

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 #BE1968 rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Smoky Ruby Horizon
#BA1E70 · #DF3B8D · #21C870 · #C3F1DA
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

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

#C1206D#BA1E70#B51A62#C71E64#C61A60#BE1D75#B31E6F#C1115C#B01E68#B42466#B11C6F#C62563

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE1967  ·  #BE1969 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE1968?

#BE1968 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 25, 104). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE1968?

#BE1968 is RGB 190, 25, 104 — HSL 331°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 45%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE1968?

Its complement is #19BE6E; analogous partners are #BE19BB and #BE1B19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE1968 for text?

White text on #BE1968 has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.53:1.