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#B71A76 Color

#B71A76 is rgb(183, 26, 118) in RGB, hsl(325, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 36%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B71A76
HEX#B71A76
RGBrgb(183, 26, 118)
HSLhsl(325, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(325, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 36%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.202 351.7)
LABlab(41.81% 63.77 -10.25)
LCHlch(41.81% 64.59 350.87)

What #B71A76 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 #B71A76, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 6.73Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.26Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.71Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.45Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.89Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.11

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

#B71A76 Channel Values

How #B71A76 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 26 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 36% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.14:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B71A76 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 text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B71A76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B71A76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B71A76; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B71A76
Complementary
#1AB75B
Analogous
#AA1AB7
Analogous
#B71A27
Triadic
#76B71A
Triadic
#1A76B7
Split comp.
#27B71A
Split comp.
#1AB7AA

Tints & Shades of #B71A76

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

#DB1F8D
#E43F9F
#E963B1
#EE8BC5
#F4AFD7
#F9D2E9

Shades

#A11767
#861356
#701048
#590D39
#430A2B
#28061A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B71A76.

How #B71A76 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#B71A76
Protanopia#545475
Protanomaly#874476
Deuteranopia#707072
Deuteranomaly#925A74
Tritanopia#B33232
Tritanomaly#B52A55
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #B71A76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b71a76: #B71A76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B71A76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b71a76': '#B71A76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.102, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_b71a76">#B71A76</color>
SVG fillfill="#B71A76"

More Pink Colors

#B71A76 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B71A76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B71A76?

#B71A76 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(183, 26, 118) in RGB and hsl(325, 75%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #B71A76?

#B71A76 is rgb(183, 26, 118) — red 183, green 26, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B71A76?

#B71A76 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 36%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B71A76 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B71A76 scores 6.14:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B71A76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B71A76 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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