Palettes / Colors / #BB166D

#BB166D — Vivid Pink

#BB166D 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 #BB166D 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.

#BB166D 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 #16BB63; it also sits naturally between #B616BB and #BB161B. 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 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 42% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB166D

.text { color: #BB166D; }
.background { background-color: #BB166D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB166D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 22, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 79%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB166D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 22, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB166D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 22, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB166D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB166D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB166D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #16BB63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB166D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB166D

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 #BB166D 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 #BB166D 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

← #BB166C  ·  #BB166E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB166D?

#BB166D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 22, 109). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB166D?

#BB166D is RGB 187, 22, 109 — HSL 328°, 79%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 42%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB166D?

Its complement is #16BB63; analogous partners are #B616BB and #BB161B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB166D for text?

White text on #BB166D has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.