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#81185B Color

#81185B is rgb(129, 24, 91) in RGB, hsl(322, 69%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 29%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Raspberry (#872657), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81185B
HEX#81185B
RGBrgb(129, 24, 91)
HSLhsl(322, 69%, 30%)
HSVhsv(322, 81%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 29%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(41.4% 0.153 347)
LABlab(29.85% 47.94 -12.32)
LCHlch(29.85% 49.50 345.59)

What #81185B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #81185B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 8.09Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.78Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 9.24Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 10.58Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 11.14Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 12.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#81185B Channel Values

How #81185B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 24 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 69% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 81% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 29% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.48:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81185B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81185B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81185B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81185B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81185B
Complementary
#18813E
Analogous
#731881
Analogous
#811826
Triadic
#5B8118
Triadic
#185B81
Split comp.
#268118
Split comp.
#188173

Tints & Shades of #81185B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC2079
#D32794
#DF4EAA
#E679BE
#EEA5D3
#F6CBE6

Shades

#70154E
#631245
#520F39
#410C2D
#2F0921
#220618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81185B.

How #81185B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#81185B
Protanopia#3C3C5B
Protanomaly#5F315B
Deuteranopia#4F4F59
Deuteranomaly#67405A
Tritanopia#7E2828
Tritanomaly#7F2242
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81185B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-81185b: #81185B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81185B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81185b': '#81185B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.094, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_81185b">#81185B</color>
SVG fillfill="#81185B"

More Pink Colors

#81185B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#81185B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81185B?

#81185B is a dark pink — rgb(129, 24, 91) in RGB and hsl(322, 69%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Raspberry (#872657), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #81185B?

#81185B is rgb(129, 24, 91) — red 129, green 24, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81185B?

#81185B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 29%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81185B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #81185B scores 9.48:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81185B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81185B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 25.33, which is a different colour altogether.

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