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#BB306A Color

#BB306A is rgb(187, 48, 106) in RGB, hsl(335, 59%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB306A
HEX#BB306A
RGBrgb(187, 48, 106)
HSLhsl(335, 59%, 46%)
HSVhsv(335, 74%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.18 0.1)
LABlab(44.30% 58.34 0.97)
LCHlch(44.30% 58.35 0.95)

What #BB306A 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 #BB306A, 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.

#BB306A Channel Values

How #BB306A 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 48 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 59% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 74% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 43% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB306A 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB306A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB306A; 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 #BB306A

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 #BB306A.

How #BB306A 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#BB306A
Protanopia#5D5D69
Protanomaly#8D4F6A
Deuteranopia#777765
Deuteranomaly#976267
Tritanopia#B93B3B
Tritanomaly#BA3752
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB306A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb306a: #BB306A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB306A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb306a': '#BB306A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.188, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_bb306a">#BB306A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB306A"

More Pink Colors

#BB306A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB306A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB306A?

#BB306A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 48, 106) in RGB and hsl(335, 59%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #BB306A?

#BB306A is rgb(187, 48, 106) — red 187, green 48, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB306A?

#BB306A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB306A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB306A scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB306A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB306A 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 18.78, which is visibly different.

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