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#BB024F — Vivid Pink

#BB024F is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BB024F 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.

#BB024F 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 #02BB6E; it also sits naturally between #BB02AB and #BB1102. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB024F · RGB 187, 2, 79

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Color values

HEX#BB024F
RGB187, 2, 79
HSL335°, 98%, 37%
HSV335°, 99%, 73%
CMYK0%, 99%, 58%, 27%
XYZ21.93, 11.17, 8.40
Yxy11.17, 0.5284, 0.2692
CIE-Lab39.87, 65.83, 11.19
Hunter Lab33.43, 61.34, 6.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 1% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 58% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB024F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB024F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB024F

.text { color: #BB024F; }
.background { background-color: #BB024F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB024F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 2, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB024F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 2, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB024F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 2, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB024F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB024F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB024F

#AC0249#970240#88013A#790133#6A012D#560124#47011E#380117#23000F#140009

Tints of #BB024F

#D9025C#F70269#FD1C7A#FD3A8B#FD589D#FE72AC#FE90BE#FEAED0#FECDE1#FFEBF3

Tones of #BB024F

#AE0F51#A01C53#932A56#863758#79445A#6C515C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02BB6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.49:1 AA
Against black text3.23:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB024F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB024F

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 #BB024F: ·

How #BB024F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B693CDeuteranopia · #768438Tritanopia · #B22E2A

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 rose 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB024F rather than the exact color:

Palette 007dcc
#007DCC · #FFB900 · #D10056 · #B2054C
Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
Palette 700961
#700961 · #B80D57 · #E03E36 · #FF7C38
Palette Fae251
#FAE251 · #D75656 · #BD114A · #EEEEEE
Palette 5a0e24
#5A0E24 · #76153C · #BF124D · #67B2D8
Palette 060047
#060047 · #B3005E · #E90064 · #FF5F9E

Similar colors

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

#B2054C#C7004C#B80D57#BD114A#BF124D#B3005E#C30E59#BF144C#B11057#C1115C#B00F41#D10056

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB024E  ·  #BB0250 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB024F?

#BB024F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 2, 79). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB024F?

#BB024F is RGB 187, 2, 79 — HSL 335°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 58%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB024F?

Its complement is #02BB6E; analogous partners are #BB02AB and #BB1102. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB024F for text?

White text on #BB024F has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.