Palettes / Colors / #BB0746

#BB0746 — Vivid Pink

#BB0746 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 #BB0746 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.

#BB0746 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 #07BB7C; it also sits naturally between #BB07A0 and #BB2207. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 3% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 63% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB0746

.text { color: #BB0746; }
.background { background-color: #BB0746; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB0746; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 7, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 93%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB0746; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 7, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB0746; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 7, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB0746">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB0746">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #07BB7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB0746: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB0746

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:

How #BB0746 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB0746 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB0746?

#BB0746 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 7, 70). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB0746?

#BB0746 is RGB 187, 7, 70 — HSL 339°, 93%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 63%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB0746?

Its complement is #07BB7C; analogous partners are #BB07A0 and #BB2207. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB0746 for text?

White text on #BB0746 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.