Palettes / Colors / #BF366D

#BF366D — Pink

#BF366D 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 #BF366D 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.

#BF366D 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 #36BF88; it also sits naturally between #BF36B1 and #BF4436. 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 21% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 43% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF366D

.text { color: #BF366D; }
.background { background-color: #BF366D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF366D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 54, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 56%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF366D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 54, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF366D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 54, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF366D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF366D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #36BF88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF366D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF366D

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 #BF366D 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 #BF366D 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

← #BF366C  ·  #BF366E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF366D?

#BF366D is Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 54, 109). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF366D?

#BF366D is RGB 191, 54, 109 — HSL 336°, 56%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 43%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF366D?

Its complement is #36BF88; analogous partners are #BF36B1 and #BF4436. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF366D for text?

White text on #BF366D has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.96:1.