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#BB168A Color

#BB168A is rgb(187, 22, 138) in RGB, hsl(318, 79%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB168A
HEX#BB168A
RGBrgb(187, 22, 138)
HSLhsl(318, 79%, 41%)
HSVhsv(318, 88%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.217 344.6)
LABlab(43.02% 67.01 -20.65)
LCHlch(43.02% 70.12 342.87)

What #BB168A 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 #BB168A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.63Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.38Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.37Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.37Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.13Flirt#A2006DΔE 11.13

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

#BB168A Channel Values

How #BB168A 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 187 · G 22 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 79% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 88% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 26% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.84:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB168A 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 text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB168A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB168A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB168A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB168A
Complementary
#16BB48
Analogous
#9A16BB
Analogous
#BB1637
Triadic
#8ABB16
Triadic
#168ABB
Split comp.
#37BB16
Split comp.
#16BB9A

Tints & Shades of #BB168A

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

#E01AA4
#E83BB4
#EC5FC2
#F188D2
#F5ADE0
#FAD1EE

Shades

#A41379
#891065
#720D54
#5B0B43
#440832
#29051E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB168A.

How #BB168A 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#BB168A
Protanopia#555589
Protanomaly#8A448A
Deuteranopia#727287
Deuteranomaly#955B88
Tritanopia#B63838
Tritanomaly#B82D63
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB168A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb168a: #BB168A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB168A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb168a': '#BB168A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.086, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bb168a">#BB168A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB168A"

More Pink Colors

#BB168A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BB168A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB168A?

#BB168A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 22, 138) in RGB and hsl(318, 79%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #BB168A?

#BB168A is rgb(187, 22, 138) — red 187, green 22, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB168A?

#BB168A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB168A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB168A scores 5.84:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB168A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB168A 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 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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