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#B70650 Color

#B70650 is rgb(183, 6, 80) in RGB, hsl(335, 94%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 56%, 28%) 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 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B70650
HEX#B70650
RGBrgb(183, 6, 80)
HSLhsl(335, 94%, 37%)
HSVhsv(335, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 56%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.199 7)
LABlab(39.84% 64.23 10.95)
LCHlch(39.84% 65.16 9.68)

What #B70650 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 #B70650, 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.

#B70650 Channel Values

How #B70650 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 183 · G 6 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 94% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 56% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.66:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B70650 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 text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B70650 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B70650

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B70650; 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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Tints & Shades of #B70650

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B70650.

How #B70650 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#B70650
Protanopia#51514F
Protanomaly#863F4F
Deuteranopia#6F6F49
Deuteranomaly#91574C
Tritanopia#B51C1C
Tritanomaly#B61538
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B70650 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b70650: #B70650;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B70650;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b70650': '#B70650' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.024, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_b70650">#B70650</color>
SVG fillfill="#B70650"

More Pink Colors

#B70650 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B70650 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B70650?

#B70650 is a dark pink — rgb(183, 6, 80) in RGB and hsl(335, 94%, 37%) 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 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #B70650?

#B70650 is rgb(183, 6, 80) — red 183, green 6, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B70650?

#B70650 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 56%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B70650 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B70650 scores 6.66:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B70650 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B70650 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 25.11, which is a different colour altogether.

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