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#B60244 Color

#B60244 is rgb(182, 2, 68) in RGB, hsl(338, 98%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 63%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B60244
HEX#B60244
RGBrgb(182, 2, 68)
HSLhsl(338, 98%, 36%)
HSVhsv(338, 99%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 63%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.197 11.7)
LABlab(39.24% 63.88 17.83)
LCHlch(39.24% 66.32 15.60)

What #B60244 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 #B60244, 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.

#B60244 Channel Values

How #B60244 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 182 · G 2 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 98% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 99% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 63% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.82:1 vs white · 3.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B60244 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 text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B60244

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B60244; 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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Tints & Shades of #B60244

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B60244.

How #B60244 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#B60244
Protanopia#505043
Protanomaly#853E43
Deuteranopia#6E6E3C
Deuteranomaly#90563F
Tritanopia#B51616
Tritanomaly#B50F2E
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B60244 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b60244: #B60244;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B60244;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b60244': '#B60244' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.008, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_b60244">#B60244</color>
SVG fillfill="#B60244"

More Pink Colors

#B60244 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B60244 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B60244?

#B60244 is a dark pink — rgb(182, 2, 68) in RGB and hsl(338, 98%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #B60244?

#B60244 is rgb(182, 2, 68) — red 182, green 2, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B60244?

#B60244 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 63%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B60244 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B60244 scores 6.82:1 against white and 3.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B60244 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B60244 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 19.48, which is visibly different.

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