#B0255E#B0255E
#B0255E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.178 H 1.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0255E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 37, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(335, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(335, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 46.6%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.19, 58.10, 1.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.19, 58.12, 1.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.77% 0.1784 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.77% 0.178 1.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5881, 11.3642, 11.6969) |
| Luminance | 0.1136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 4.31
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.61
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 4.70
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.09
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.47
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0255E #25B077
analogous
#B025A4 #B0255E #B03225
triadic
#B0255E #5EB025 #255EB0
tetradic
#B0255E #A4B025 #25B077 #3225B0
square
#B0255E #A4B025 #25B077 #3225B0
split-complementary
#B0255E #25B032 #25A4B0
monochromatic
#4B1028 #7D1A43 #B0255E #D63C7B #E16F9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#B0255E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#B0255E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B0255E
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0255E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0255E | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474E5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C685B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF003E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0255e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 37, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.178 1.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6e8b',
500: '#b0255e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0255e; $custom-light: #cd6e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0255e",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 37,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 335.396,
"s": 65.258,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50772,
"c": 0.17843,
"h": 1.7
},
"luminance": 0.11361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0255E
secondary
#6AC7A1
accent
#E8A340
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDF0
border
#D3C8CB
text
#15080C
muted
#837B7D