Palettes / Colors / #BB115A

#BB115A — Vivid Pink

#BB115A 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 #BB115A 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.

#BB115A 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 #11BB71; it also sits naturally between #BB11AF and #BB1D11. 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 7% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 52% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB115A

.text { color: #BB115A; }
.background { background-color: #BB115A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB115A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB115A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB115A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB115A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB115A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB115A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #11BB71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB115A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB115A

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 #BB115A 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 #BB115A 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

← #BB1159  ·  #BB115B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB115A?

#BB115A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 17, 90). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB115A?

#BB115A is RGB 187, 17, 90 — HSL 334°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 52%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB115A?

Its complement is #11BB71; analogous partners are #BB11AF and #BB1D11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB115A for text?

White text on #BB115A has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.34:1.