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#B36192 Color

#B36192 is rgb(179, 97, 146) in RGB, hsl(324, 35%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 18%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B36192
HEX#B36192
RGBrgb(179, 97, 146)
HSLhsl(324, 35%, 54%)
HSVhsv(324, 46%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 18%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.122 344.6)
LABlab(52.22% 38.50 -11.71)
LCHlch(52.22% 40.25 343.08)

What #B36192 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 #B36192, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 6.08Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.33Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.44Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 10.52Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.6Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 12.67

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

#B36192 Channel Values

How #B36192 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 97 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 35% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 46% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 18% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B36192 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B36192 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B36192

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B36192; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B36192
Complementary
#61B381
Analogous
#AB61B3
Analogous
#B36169
Triadic
#92B361
Triadic
#6192B3
Split comp.
#69B361
Split comp.
#61B3AB

Tints & Shades of #B36192

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

#BD75A0
#C88DB1
#D2A2BF
#DCB7CD
#E6CBDB
#F2E3EC

Shades

#A24E80
#8A426D
#72375A
#562944
#3E1E31
#26121E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B36192.

How #B36192 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#B36192
Protanopia#747492
Protanomaly#926D92
Deuteranopia#848490
Deuteranomaly#997791
Tritanopia#AF6969
Tritanomaly#B1667B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B36192 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b36192: #B36192;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B36192;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b36192': '#B36192' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.380, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_b36192">#B36192</color>
SVG fillfill="#B36192"

More Pink Colors

#B36192 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B36192 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B36192?

#B36192 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 97, 146) in RGB and hsl(324, 35%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #B36192?

#B36192 is rgb(179, 97, 146) — red 179, green 97, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B36192?

#B36192 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 18%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B36192 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B36192 scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B36192 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B36192 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

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