What color is #BB3381?

#BB3381 is a moderate rose known as Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Very Berry?

The RGB value is 187, 51, 129: 187 red, 51 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Very Berry?

The complementary color is #33BB6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB3381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Very Berry color: hex code #BB3381

#BB3381 rgb(187, 51, 129)

Shades of pink

Very Berry has the hex code #BB3381. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 20% green and 50.6% blue (187, 51, 129).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

Very Berry (#BB3381) color codes

HEX	`#BB3381`
RGB	`rgb(187, 51, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 20%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 73%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 60.27, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 61.58, 348.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.641, 14.52, 22.217)`
Decimal	`12268417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Very Berry, 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 #BB3381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB3381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #BB3381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb3381; }
.text { color: #bb3381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 51 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb3381, #bb333d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB3381 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB3381?: #BB3381 is a moderate rose known as Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Very Berry?: The RGB value is 187, 51, 129: 187 red, 51 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Very Berry?: The complementary color is #33BB6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB3381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.