#B5174E Color

#B5174E is rgb(181, 23, 78) in RGB, hsl(339, 77%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 57%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5174E

HEX#B5174E

RGBrgb(181, 23, 78)

HSLhsl(339, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(339, 87%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 57%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.189 8.6)

LABlab(40.18% 61.38 12.61)

LCHlch(40.18% 62.66 11.61)

What #B5174E 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 #B5174E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 6.86 Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 6.89 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 8.63 Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 9.81 Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 11.57 Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 11.98

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#B5174E Channel Values

How #B5174E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 23 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 339° · S 77% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 339° · S 87% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 87% · Y 57% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.57:1 vs white · 3.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5174E 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 text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5174E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5174E; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B5174E

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.

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Shades

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How #B5174E 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#B5174E

Protanopia#53534D

Protanomaly#85424D

Deuteranopia#6F6F47

Deuteranomaly#90584A

Tritanopia#B32323

Tritanomaly#B41F39

Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #B5174E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5174e: #B5174E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5174E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5174e': '#B5174E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.090, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_b5174e">#B5174E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B5174E"

More Pink Colors

#B5174E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#B5174E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5174E?

#B5174E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(181, 23, 78) in RGB and hsl(339, 77%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #B5174E?

#B5174E is rgb(181, 23, 78) — red 181, green 23, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5174E?

#B5174E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 57%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5174E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B5174E scores 6.57:1 against white and 3.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5174E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5174E 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 22.24, which is visibly different.

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