Palettes / Colors / #BB165E

#BB165E — Vivid Pink

#BB165E is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #BB165E 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.

#BB165E 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 #16BB74; it also sits naturally between #BB16B0 and #BB2116. 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 9% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 50% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB165E

.text { color: #BB165E; }
.background { background-color: #BB165E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB165E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 22, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 79%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB165E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 22, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB165E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 22, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB165E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB165E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB165E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #16BB74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB165E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB165E

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 #BB165E 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 #BB165E 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

← #BB165D  ·  #BB165F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB165E?

#BB165E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 22, 94). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB165E?

#BB165E is RGB 187, 22, 94 — HSL 334°, 79%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 50%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB165E?

Its complement is #16BB74; analogous partners are #BB16B0 and #BB2116. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB165E for text?

White text on #BB165E has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.