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#B22A67 — Pink

#B22A67 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #B22A67 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B22A67 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2AB274; it also sits naturally between #B22AAB and #B2302A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B22A67 · RGB 178, 42, 103

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Color values

HEX#B22A67
RGB178, 42, 103
HSL333°, 62%, 43%
HSV333°, 76%, 70%
CMYK0%, 76%, 42%, 30%
XYZ21.64, 12.10, 14.03
Yxy12.10, 0.4530, 0.2533
CIE-Lab41.37, 57.99, -2.09
Hunter Lab34.79, 52.84, -1.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 16% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 42% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #B22A67 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B22A67 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B22A67

.text { color: #B22A67; }
.background { background-color: #B22A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B22A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 42, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 62%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B22A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 42, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B22A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 42, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B22A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B22A67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B22A67

#A1265D#912254#801E4A#701A41#631739#531330#421026#320C1D#210813#11040A

Tints of #B22A67

#C62F73#D24182#D75690#DC6A9E#E283AE#E798BB#ECACC9#F0C1D6#F6DAE7#FBEEF4

Tones of #B22A67

#A83468#9E3D69#94476A#8B506B#815A6C#78646D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AB274:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.14:1 AA
Against black text3.42:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B22A67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B22A67

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B22A67: ·

How #B22A67 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #777658Deuteranopia · #7F8955Tritanopia · #AB4D4A

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B22A67 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Mosaic
#842191 · #DD43BC · #AE2A67 · #E12943
Palette 360982
#360982 · #B72A67 · #FF9797 · #FDE8CB
Scarlet Ruby Orchard
#C225BE · #B42466 · #E15D55 · #CA9144
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F
Modern Ruby Saffron
#B72D61 · #71CF39 · #2D62BA · #ECCBDD
Silent Mosaic
#7836BB · #AC32A6 · #AE2F61 · #7B3223

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AE2A67#B72A67#B42466#B3285F#B72D61#AE2F61#B03060#B32E5C#B01E68#B83361#B12674#B31E6F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B22A66  ·  #B22A68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B22A67?

#B22A67 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 178, 42, 103). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B22A67?

#B22A67 is RGB 178, 42, 103 — HSL 333°, 62%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 42%, 30%.

What colors go with #B22A67?

Its complement is #2AB274; analogous partners are #B22AAB and #B2302A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B22A67 for text?

White text on #B22A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.