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#B36581 Color

#B36581 is rgb(179, 101, 129) in RGB, hsl(338, 34%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B36581
HEX#B36581
RGBrgb(179, 101, 129)
HSLhsl(338, 34%, 55%)
HSVhsv(338, 44%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.105 357.8)
LABlab(52.61% 34.62 -1.14)
LCHlch(52.61% 34.64 358.12)

What #B36581 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 #B36581, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.17Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.54Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.3Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 13.19Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 13.46Puce#CC8899ΔE 13.51

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

#B36581 Channel Values

How #B36581 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 101 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 34% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 44% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 28% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B36581 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B36581 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B36581

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B36581; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B36581
Complementary
#65B397
Analogous
#B365A9
Analogous
#B37065
Triadic
#82B365
Triadic
#6582B3
Split comp.
#65B370
Split comp.
#65A9B3

Tints & Shades of #B36581

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

#BD7A93
#C78EA3
#D2A3B4
#DDBBC7
#E7CFD8
#F2E4E9

Shades

#A4516F
#89435D
#71384D
#592C3C
#41202C
#26131A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B36581.

How #B36581 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#B36581
Protanopia#777781
Protanomaly#937081
Deuteranopia#85857F
Deuteranomaly#9A7A80
Tritanopia#B16969
Tritanomaly#B26773
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B36581 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b36581: #B36581;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B36581;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b36581': '#B36581' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.396, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_b36581">#B36581</color>
SVG fillfill="#B36581"

More Pink Colors

#B36581 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B36581 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B36581?

#B36581 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 101, 129) in RGB and hsl(338, 34%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #B36581?

#B36581 is rgb(179, 101, 129) — red 179, green 101, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B36581?

#B36581 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B36581 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B36581 scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B36581 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B36581 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 13.81, which is visibly different.

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