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#B0306E Color

#B0306E is rgb(176, 48, 110) in RGB, hsl(331, 57%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 37%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0306E
HEX#B0306E
RGBrgb(176, 48, 110)
HSLhsl(331, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 37%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.173 355.3)
LABlab(42.34% 55.43 -4.66)
LCHlch(42.34% 55.62 355.19)

What #B0306E 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 #B0306E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 6.07Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 7.52Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.28Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 8.38Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 9.21Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.25

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

#B0306E Channel Values

How #B0306E 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 48 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 57% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 37% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.01:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0306E 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 text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0306E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0306E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0306E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0306E
Complementary
#30B072
Analogous
#B030AE
Analogous
#B03230
Triadic
#6EB030
Triadic
#306EB0
Split comp.
#30B032
Split comp.
#30AEB0

Tints & Shades of #B0306E

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

#CA3F82
#D25B94
#DB7BA9
#E49BBE
#ECBBD3
#F4D7E5

Shades

#982A5F
#842453
#6C1E44
#541735
#3C1026
#280B19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0306E.

How #B0306E 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#B0306E
Protanopia#58586D
Protanomaly#854B6E
Deuteranopia#70706A
Deuteranomaly#8E5D6C
Tritanopia#AD3C3C
Tritanomaly#AE3854
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0306E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0306e: #B0306E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0306E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0306e': '#B0306E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.188, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_b0306e">#B0306E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0306E"

More Pink Colors

#B0306E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B0306E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0306E?

#B0306E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 48, 110) in RGB and hsl(331, 57%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #B0306E?

#B0306E is rgb(176, 48, 110) — red 176, green 48, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0306E?

#B0306E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 37%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0306E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B0306E scores 6.01:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0306E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0306E 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 17.22, which is visibly different.

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