Palettes / Colors / #BF2B53

#BF2B53 — Pink

#BF2B53 is a pink color we call 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 #BF2B53 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.

#BF2B53 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 #2BBF98; it also sits naturally between #BF2B9D and #BF4E2B. 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 17% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 57% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF2B53

.text { color: #BF2B53; }
.background { background-color: #BF2B53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2B53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 43, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 63%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2B53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 43, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2B53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 43, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2B53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2B53">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BBF98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF2B53: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2B53

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 #BF2B53 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 #BF2B53 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 #BF2B53?

#BF2B53 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 43, 83). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2B53?

#BF2B53 is RGB 191, 43, 83 — HSL 344°, 63%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 57%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF2B53?

Its complement is #2BBF98; analogous partners are #BF2B9D and #BF4E2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2B53 for text?

White text on #BF2B53 has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.