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#B3236B Color

#B3236B is rgb(179, 35, 107) in RGB, hsl(330, 67%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 40%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3236B
HEX#B3236B
RGBrgb(179, 35, 107)
HSLhsl(330, 67%, 42%)
HSVhsv(330, 80%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 40%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.187 356.1)
LABlab(41.42% 59.92 -4.07)
LCHlch(41.42% 60.06 356.12)

What #B3236B 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 #B3236B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B3236B Channel Values

How #B3236B 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 179 · G 35 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 67% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 80% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 40% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3236B 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3236B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3236B; 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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Tints & Shades of #B3236B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3236B.

How #B3236B 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#B3236B
Protanopia#55556A
Protanomaly#85466B
Deuteranopia#6F6F67
Deuteranomaly#8F5A68
Tritanopia#B03333
Tritanomaly#B12D4F
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3236B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3236b: #B3236B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3236B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3236b': '#B3236B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.137, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_b3236b">#B3236B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3236B"

More Pink Colors

#B3236B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3236B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3236B?

#B3236B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 35, 107) in RGB and hsl(330, 67%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #B3236B?

#B3236B is rgb(179, 35, 107) — red 179, green 35, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3236B?

#B3236B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 40%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3236B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B3236B scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3236B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3236B 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 14.39, which is visibly different.

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