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#B14361 Color

#B14361 is rgb(177, 67, 97) in RGB, hsl(344, 45%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 45%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Irresistible (#B3446C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B14361
HEX#B14361
RGBrgb(177, 67, 97)
HSLhsl(344, 45%, 48%)
HSVhsv(344, 62%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 45%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.145 6.5)
LABlab(44.98% 47.42 7.19)
LCHlch(44.98% 47.96 8.63)

What #B14361 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 #B14361, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Irresistible#B3446CΔE 5.76Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 7.44Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.44Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 9.81Red Rum#973A4AΔE 10.37Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 10.6

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

#B14361 Channel Values

How #B14361 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 177 · G 67 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 45% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 62% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 45% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.46:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B14361 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 text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B14361 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B14361

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B14361; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B14361
Complementary
#43B194
Analogous
#B14398
Analogous
#B15D43
Triadic
#61B143
Triadic
#4361B1
Split comp.
#43B15D
Split comp.
#4398B1

Tints & Shades of #B14361

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

#C05974
#CA728A
#D48C9F
#DFAAB8
#E9C4CE
#F2DEE3

Shades

#9B3B55
#813147
#6B293A
#55202E
#3F1822
#250E14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B14361.

How #B14361 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#B14361
Protanopia#626260
Protanomaly#895761
Deuteranopia#77775D
Deuteranomaly#92665E
Tritanopia#B04848
Tritanomaly#B04653
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B14361 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b14361: #B14361;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B14361;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b14361': '#B14361' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.263, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_b14361">#B14361</color>
SVG fillfill="#B14361"

More Pink Colors

#B14361 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B14361 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B14361?

#B14361 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 67, 97) in RGB and hsl(344, 45%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Irresistible (#B3446C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #B14361?

#B14361 is rgb(177, 67, 97) — red 177, green 67, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B14361?

#B14361 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 45%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B14361 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B14361 scores 5.46:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B14361 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B14361 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.13, which is visibly different.

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