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#B03077 Color

#B03077 is rgb(176, 48, 119) in RGB, hsl(327, 57%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 32%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B03077
HEX#B03077
RGBrgb(176, 48, 119)
HSLhsl(327, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(327, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 32%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.177 350.9)
LABlab(42.61% 56.15 -9.85)
LCHlch(42.61% 57.01 350.05)

What #B03077 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 #B03077, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 5.99Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 6.73Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 6.83Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 7.94Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.55Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 8.68

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

#B03077 Channel Values

How #B03077 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 57% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 32% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B03077 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B03077 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B03077

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B03077; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B03077
Complementary
#30B06A
Analogous
#AA30B0
Analogous
#B03037
Triadic
#77B030
Triadic
#3077B0
Split comp.
#37B030
Split comp.
#30B0AA

Tints & Shades of #B03077

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

#CA3F8C
#D25B9C
#DB7BB0
#E49BC3
#ECBBD6
#F4D7E7

Shades

#982A66
#842459
#6C1E49
#541739
#3C1028
#280B1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B03077.

How #B03077 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#B03077
Protanopia#585876
Protanomaly#854B77
Deuteranopia#707074
Deuteranomaly#8E5D75
Tritanopia#AC3F3F
Tritanomaly#AE395A
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B03077 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b03077: #B03077;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B03077;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b03077': '#B03077' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.188, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_b03077">#B03077</color>
SVG fillfill="#B03077"

More Pink Colors

#B03077 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B03077 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B03077?

#B03077 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 48, 119) in RGB and hsl(327, 57%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #B03077?

#B03077 is rgb(176, 48, 119) — red 176, green 48, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B03077?

#B03077 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 32%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B03077 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B03077 scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B03077 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B03077 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 14.29, which is visibly different.

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