What color is #BB1177?

#BB1177 is a vivid rose known as Infectious Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Infectious Love?

The RGB value is 187, 17, 119: 187 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Infectious Love?

The complementary color is #11BB55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB1177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Infectious Love color: hex code #BB1177

#BB1177 rgb(187, 17, 119)

Shades of purple

Infectious Love has the hex code #BB1177. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 6.7% green and 46.7% blue (187, 17, 119).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Infectious Love (#BB1177) color codes

HEX	`#BB1177`
RGB	`rgb(187, 17, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 6.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 67.48, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 68.44, 350.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.025, 12.301, 18.558)`
Decimal	`12259703`
Short hex	`#B17`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Infectious Love, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB1177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB1177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB1177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb1177; }
.text { color: #bb1177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb1177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 17 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb1177, #bb1122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB1177 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB1177?: #BB1177 is a vivid rose known as Infectious Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Infectious Love?: The RGB value is 187, 17, 119: 187 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Infectious Love?: The complementary color is #11BB55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB1177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.