Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#B6316C

#B6316C is a warm pink HEX color nearest Hibiscus. RGB 182, 49, 108, HSL 333° 58% 45%, luminance 0.1322; view contrast and conversions.

pinkwarmbalanced
#B6316C Sample readable text
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

--color-b6316c: #B6316C;
.background-b6316c { background-color: #B6316C; }
.text-b6316c { color: #B6316C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #B6316C

#B6316C is classified as a warm pink value with balanced visual character. #B6316C is visually closest to Hibiscus, a named pink color with HEX #B6316C.

The RGB channels are 182, 49, and 108, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 333deg with 58% saturation and 45% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1322, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.64:1AA Fail
White text5.76:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6316C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.64:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.76:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6D1D41#6D1D41 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#30B579#30B579 · #000000 text · best 8.01:1#D76A9B#D76A9B · #000000 text · best 6.42:1#B53730#B53730 · #FFFFFF text · best 5.91:1#9C496F#9C496F · #FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1

Generated Palette

Hibiscus#B6316C
#30B579#30B579
#B530AF#B530AF
#B53730#B53730
#D76A9B#D76A9B
#6D1D41#6D1D41

Color Harmonies

#30B579#30B579
#B530AF#B530AF
#B53730#B53730
#6CB530#6CB530
#306CB5#306CB5

Variants

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

Nearest Named Colors

Hibiscus#B6316C
Rose Red#C21E56
Medium Violet Red#C71585
Spinel#D83A56
Mulberry#C54B8C

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, 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
{"hex":"#B6316C","rgb":[182,49,108],"hsl":[333,58,45],"cmyk":[0,73,41,29],"luminance":0.1322,"contrast":{"black":3.64,"white":5.76}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#6D1D41","hex":"#6D1D41","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#30B579","hex":"#30B579","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.01,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#D76A9B","hex":"#D76A9B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.42,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#B53730","hex":"#B53730","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.55,"contrastWhite":5.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9C496F","hex":"#9C496F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm pink","balanced","balanced pink","Hibiscus adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b6316c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hibiscus.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-violet-red.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#30B579","analogous":["#B530AF","#B53730"],"triadic":["#6CB530","#306CB5"],"tetradic":["#AFB530","#30B579","#3730B5"],"splitComplementary":["#30B537","#30AFB5"],"monochromatic":["#D76A9B","#B6316C","#6D1D41"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D76A9B","dark":"#6D1D41","saturated":"#CF176A","desaturated":"#9C496F","pastel":"#D392AF","neon":"#FF0F7B"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"hibiscus","name":"Hibiscus","hex":"#B6316C","distance":0},{"slug":"rose-red","name":"Rose Red","hex":"#C21E56","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"medium-violet-red","name":"Medium Violet Red","hex":"#C71585","distance":41.20679555607303},{"slug":"spinel","name":"Spinel","hex":"#D83A56","distance":41.48493702538308},{"slug":"mulberry","name":"Mulberry","hex":"#C54B8C","distance":43.87482193696061}]
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