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#B3326C Color

#B3326C is rgb(179, 50, 108) in RGB, hsl(333, 56%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 40%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3326C
HEX#B3326C
RGBrgb(179, 50, 108)
HSLhsl(333, 56%, 45%)
HSVhsv(333, 72%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 40%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.172 357.4)
LABlab(43.10% 55.48 -2.23)
LCHlch(43.10% 55.52 357.69)

What #B3326C 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 #B3326C, 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.

#B3326C Channel Values

How #B3326C 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 50 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 56% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 72% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 40% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.85:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3326C 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 text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3326C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3326C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B3326C

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 #B3326C.

How #B3326C 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#B3326C
Protanopia#5A5A6B
Protanomaly#874D6C
Deuteranopia#737368
Deuteranomaly#915F6A
Tritanopia#B03D3D
Tritanomaly#B13954
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3326C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3326c: #B3326C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3326C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3326c': '#B3326C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.196, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_b3326c">#B3326C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3326C"

More Pink Colors

#B3326C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3326C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3326C?

#B3326C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 50, 108) in RGB and hsl(333, 56%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #B3326C?

#B3326C is rgb(179, 50, 108) — red 179, green 50, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3326C?

#B3326C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 40%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3326C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B3326C scores 5.85:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3326C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3326C 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 18.51, which is visibly different.

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