#B1437A Color

#B1437A is rgb(177, 67, 122) in RGB, hsl(330, 45%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1437A

HEX#B1437A

RGBrgb(177, 67, 122)

HSLhsl(330, 45%, 48%)

HSVhsv(330, 62%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.154 352.3)

LABlab(45.61% 49.45 -7.20)

LCHlch(45.61% 49.97 351.71)

What #B1437A 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 #B1437A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 1.64 Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 5.69 Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 7.59 Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 7.84 Irresistible#B3446CΔE 8.84 Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 10.23

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#B1437A Channel Values

How #B1437A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 177 · G 67 · B 122	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 330° · S 45% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 330° · S 62% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 62% · Y 31% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.31:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1437A 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 text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B1437A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1437A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B1437A

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

Shades

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How #B1437A 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#B1437A

Protanopia#626279

Protanomaly#89577A

Deuteranopia#777777

Deuteranomaly#926678

Tritanopia#AE4D4D

Tritanomaly#AF4962

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #B1437A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1437a: #B1437A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1437A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1437a': '#B1437A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.263, blue: 0.478)

Android XML<color name="color_b1437a">#B1437A</color>

SVG fillfill="#B1437A"

More Pink Colors

#B1437A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#B1437A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1437A?

#B1437A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 67, 122) in RGB and hsl(330, 45%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.64.

What is the RGB value of #B1437A?

#B1437A is rgb(177, 67, 122) — red 177, green 67, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1437A?

#B1437A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1437A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B1437A scores 5.31:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1437A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1437A 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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