Close to Cranberry
#BD1749
#BD1749 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 9% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 342°, with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BD1749.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.21:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.38:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD1749 as they’d see it.
#BD1749 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BD1749
What color is #BD1749?
#BD1749 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 9% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 342°, with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BD1749 in RGB?
#BD1749 is rgb(189, 23, 73): 189 red, 23 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BD1749 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 88, 61, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BD1749?
PANTONE 207 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BD1749?
Its complement #036F50 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.