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#BB113D — Vivid Pink

#BB113D 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 #BB113D 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.

#BB113D 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 #11BB8E; it also sits naturally between #BB1193 and #BB3911. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB113D · RGB 187, 17, 61

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Color values

HEX#BB113D
RGB187, 17, 61
HSL344°, 83%, 40%
HSV344°, 91%, 73%
CMYK0%, 91%, 67%, 27%
XYZ21.54, 11.30, 5.46
Yxy11.30, 0.5623, 0.2951
CIE-Lab40.09, 63.07, 22.94
Hunter Lab33.62, 58.22, 12.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 7% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 67% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB113D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB113D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB113D

.text { color: #BB113D; }
.background { background-color: #BB113D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB113D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB113D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB113D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB113D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB113D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB113D

#A81038#9A0E34#870D2D#790B29#670A22#54081C#460717#330511#25030C#130206

Tints of #BB113D

#D71448#EA1A52#EC3667#EF4E79#F16A8E#F486A3#F69DB5#F8B9CA#FBD0DC#FDECF1

Tones of #BB113D

#AE1E44#A22A4A#963650#8B4155#7E4E5B#725A60

Color harmonies

Complementary — #11BB8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.44:1 AA
Against black text3.26:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB113D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB113D

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 #BB113D: ·

How #BB113D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #717032Deuteranopia · #7B8830Tritanopia · #B32A28

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 · #E11D48Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB113D rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Burning Ruby Solace
#B00F41 · #ED5529 · #F3D26D · #DBF698
Palette Fae251
#FAE251 · #D75656 · #BD114A · #EEEEEE
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Palette 740938
#740938 · #AF1740 · #CC2B52 · #DE7C7D
Velvet Ruby Mirage
#B41B44 · #A62618 · #AB5911 · #B29919

Similar colors

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

#C1183F#B00F41#BD114A#C51535#AF1740#B41B44#BF144C#BF124D#BF092F#B01C33#C6203A#AA193A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB113C  ·  #BB113E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB113D?

#BB113D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 17, 61). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB113D?

#BB113D is RGB 187, 17, 61 — HSL 344°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 67%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB113D?

Its complement is #11BB8E; analogous partners are #BB1193 and #BB3911. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB113D for text?

White text on #BB113D has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.