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#B36584 Color

#B36584 is rgb(179, 101, 132) in RGB, hsl(336, 34%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 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 9.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B36584
HEX#B36584
RGBrgb(179, 101, 132)
HSLhsl(336, 34%, 55%)
HSVhsv(336, 44%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.107 355.5)
LABlab(52.68% 34.93 -2.79)
LCHlch(52.68% 35.04 355.43)

What #B36584 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 #B36584, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 9.38Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.55Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.88Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 12.34Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 13.4Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 13.68

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

#B36584 Channel Values

How #B36584 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 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 34% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 44% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 26% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B36584 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B36584 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B36584

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B36584; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B36584
Complementary
#65B394
Analogous
#B365AB
Analogous
#B36D65
Triadic
#84B365
Triadic
#6584B3
Split comp.
#65B36D
Split comp.
#65ABB3

Tints & Shades of #B36584

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

#BD7A95
#C78EA5
#D2A3B5
#DDBBC9
#E7CFD9
#F2E4E9

Shades

#A45172
#89435F
#71384E
#592C3E
#41202D
#26131A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B36584.

How #B36584 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#B36584
Protanopia#777784
Protanomaly#937084
Deuteranopia#858582
Deuteranomaly#9A7A83
Tritanopia#B16A6A
Tritanomaly#B26875
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B36584 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b36584: #B36584;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B36584;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b36584': '#B36584' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.396, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_b36584">#B36584</color>
SVG fillfill="#B36584"

More Pink Colors

#B36584 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B36584 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B36584?

#B36584 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 101, 132) in RGB and hsl(336, 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 9.38.

What is the RGB value of #B36584?

#B36584 is rgb(179, 101, 132) — red 179, green 101, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B36584?

#B36584 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B36584 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B36584 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B36584 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B36584 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 13.9, which is visibly different.

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