Palettes / Colors / #BF0D4E

#BF0D4E — Vivid Pink

#BF0D4E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BF0D4E 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.

#BF0D4E 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 #0DBF7E; it also sits naturally between #BF0DA7 and #BF250D. 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 5% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF0D4E

.text { color: #BF0D4E; }
.background { background-color: #BF0D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF0D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 13, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 87%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF0D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 13, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF0D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 13, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF0D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF0D4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0DBF7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF0D4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF0D4E

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 #BF0D4E 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 #BF0D4E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF0D4E?

#BF0D4E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 13, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF0D4E?

#BF0D4E is RGB 191, 13, 78 — HSL 338°, 87%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF0D4E?

Its complement is #0DBF7E; analogous partners are #BF0DA7 and #BF250D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF0D4E for text?

White text on #BF0D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.