Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Hibiscus

Hibiscus is a balanced pink color with HEX #B6316C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 182, 49, 108, HSL 333, 58%, 45%, warm temperature, and is useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes.

#B6316C pink warm balanced
HEX #B6316C
RGB rgb(182, 49, 108)
HSL hsl(333 58% 45%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 73, 41, 29)
Luminance 0.1322
Contrast Black 3.64:1White 5.76:1

CSS Utilities

--color-hibiscus: #B6316C;
.bg-hibiscus { background-color: #B6316C; }
.text-hibiscus { color: #B6316C; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1322
Black text3.64:1AA Fail
White text5.76:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  }
}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#306CB5"
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}
Variants
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  "saturated": "#CF176A",
  "desaturated": "#9C496F",
  "pastel": "#D392AF",
  "neon": "#FF0F7B"
}
Pairings
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    "#D76A9B",
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
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      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
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      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
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  },
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  "sourceType": "curated",
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  },
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  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    "natural-product-design",
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    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
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  "popularity": 80,
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    108
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#D76A9B",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Hibiscus Color

Hibiscus sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Hibiscus is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include life, seasonality, and organic texture, which makes it relevant for floral design and garden brands. In design work, Hibiscus is most useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Hibiscus accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B6316C.Hibiscus CSS utilitiesUse Hibiscus in CSS variables and utility classes.#B6316C HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Hibiscus paletteOpen the generated palette based on Hibiscus.Hibiscus harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Hibiscus against black and white text.

Black text3.64:1AA Fail
White text5.76:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Rose Red#C21E56
Medium Violet Red#C71585
Spinel#D83A56
Mulberry#C54B8C
Plum Purple#8E4585

Color Harmonies

#30B579#30B579
#B530AF#B530AF
#B53730#B53730
#6CB530#6CB530
#306CB5#306CB5
Open full Hibiscus harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D76A9B#D76A9B
#6D1D41#6D1D41
#CF176A#CF176A
#9C496F#9C496F
#D392AF#D392AF
#FF0F7B#FF0F7B

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#30B579#30B579
#B530AF#B530AF
#B53730#B53730
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5