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#B00370 Color

#B00370 is rgb(176, 3, 112) in RGB, hsl(322, 97%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B00370
HEX#B00370
RGBrgb(176, 3, 112)
HSLhsl(322, 97%, 35%)
HSVhsv(322, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.206 351.4)
LABlab(39.08% 64.75 -10.74)
LCHlch(39.08% 65.64 350.58)

What #B00370 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 #B00370, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 5.46Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.45Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.86Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.13Fandango#B53389ΔE 11.15Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.43

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

#B00370 Channel Values

How #B00370 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 176 · G 3 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 97% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 98% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 36% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B00370 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B00370 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B00370

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B00370; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B00370
Complementary
#03B042
Analogous
#9903B0
Analogous
#B0031A
Triadic
#70B003
Triadic
#0370B0
Split comp.
#1AB003
Split comp.
#03B099

Tints & Shades of #B00370

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

#DD038D
#FB13A6
#FC40B7
#FD6DC8
#FD9BD9
#FEC8EA

Shades

#9C0263
#830253
#6F0247
#550137
#41012A
#28011A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B00370.

How #B00370 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#B00370
Protanopia#4D4D6F
Protanomaly#813C70
Deuteranopia#6A6A6C
Deuteranomaly#8B536E
Tritanopia#AC2828
Tritanomaly#AE1E4F
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B00370 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b00370: #B00370;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B00370;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b00370': '#B00370' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.012, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_b00370">#B00370</color>
SVG fillfill="#B00370"

More Pink Colors

#B00370 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B00370 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B00370?

#B00370 is a dark pink — rgb(176, 3, 112) in RGB and hsl(322, 97%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #B00370?

#B00370 is rgb(176, 3, 112) — red 176, green 3, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B00370?

#B00370 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B00370 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B00370 scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B00370 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B00370 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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