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#BB167A

#bb167a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb167a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.63% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 34.76% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 323.64°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1254

Complementary

  1. #bb167a
  2. #16bb57

Split complementary

  1. #bb167a
  2. #27bb16
  3. #16bbaa

Analogous

  1. #aa16bb
  2. #bb167a
  3. #bb1627

Triadic

  1. #bb167a
  2. #7abb16
  3. #167abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb167a
  2. #bb5716
  3. #16bb57
  4. #167abb

Square

  1. #bb167a
  2. #bbaa16
  3. #16bb57
  4. #1627bb

Monochromatic

  1. #320621
  2. #770e4d
  3. #bb167a
  4. #e736a2
  5. #ef7bc1

Shades

#bb167a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb167a
  2. #a8146e
  3. #961262
  4. #830f55
  5. #700d49
  6. #5e0b3d
  7. #4b0931
  8. #380725
  9. #250418
  10. #13020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb167a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb167a
  2. #c22d87
  3. #c94595
  4. #cf5ca2
  5. #d673af
  6. #dd8bbd
  7. #e4a2ca
  8. #ebb9d7
  9. #f1d0e4
  10. #f8e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb167a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb167a
  2. #b5217b
  3. #af2b7b
  4. #a9367c
  5. #a3407c
  6. #9e4b7d
  7. #98567e
  8. #92607e
  9. #8c6b7f
  10. #86757f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b517c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6d77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83417b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925778 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40560 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb167a {
  color: #bb167a;
}
Background
.bg-bb167a {
  background-color: #bb167a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb167a {
  border: 2px solid #bb167a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb167a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb167a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb167a, #bb1627);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb167a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 122 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.78 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.33 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.69 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.33 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.26 #44e985 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb167a  rgb(187, 22, 122)  hsl(324, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#16bb57  rgb(22, 187, 87)  hsl(144, 79%, 41%)  Emerald
#7abb16  rgb(122, 187, 22)  hsl(84, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#167abb  rgb(22, 122, 187)  hsl(204, 79%, 41%)  French Blue