Palettes / Colors / #BE799D

#BE799D — Muted Pink

#BE799D is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BE799D 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.

#BE799D is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #79BE9A; it also sits naturally between #BD79BE and #BE797A. 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 47% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 17% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE799D

.text { color: #BE799D; }
.background { background-color: #BE799D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE799D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 121, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 35%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE799D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 121, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE799D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 121, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE799D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE799D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79BE9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE799D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE799D

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 #BE799D 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 #BE799D 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

← #BE799C  ·  #BE799E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE799D?

#BE799D is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 121, 157). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE799D?

#BE799D is RGB 190, 121, 157 — HSL 329°, 35%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 17%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE799D?

Its complement is #79BE9A; analogous partners are #BD79BE and #BE797A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE799D for text?

Black text on #BE799D has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.