Palettes / Colors / #BB1B60

#BB1B60 — Pink

#BB1B60 is a pink color we call 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 #BB1B60 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.

#BB1B60 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 #1BBB76; it also sits naturally between #BB1BB1 and #BB251B. 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 11% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 49% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB1B60

.text { color: #BB1B60; }
.background { background-color: #BB1B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB1B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 27, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 75%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB1B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 27, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB1B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 27, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB1B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB1B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1BBB76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB1B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB1B60

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 #BB1B60 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 #BB1B60 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

← #BB1B5F  ·  #BB1B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB1B60?

#BB1B60 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 27, 96). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB1B60?

#BB1B60 is RGB 187, 27, 96 — HSL 334°, 75%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 49%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB1B60?

Its complement is #1BBB76; analogous partners are #BB1BB1 and #BB251B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB1B60 for text?

White text on #BB1B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.