Medium violet red

#b6176a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium violet red is a deep pink, serious and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #b6176a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6176a

RGB182, 23, 106

HSL329, 78%, 40%

HSV329, 87%, 71%

CMYK0%, 87%, 42%, 29%

Lab40.57, 64.08, -5.07

XYZ22.2, 11.6, 14.7

Decimal11933546

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone234 C

Shades of medium violet red

#a71561 #971358 #88114f #780f46 #690d3d #590b34 #4a092b #3a0722 #2b0519 #1b0310

Tints of medium violet red

#cf1a79 #e32387 #e63d95 #ea56a3 #ed70b1 #f089bf #f3a3cd #f7bcdb #fad6e9 #fdeff6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#17b663 Analogous#b317b6 Analogous#b6171a Triadic#6ab617 Triadic#176ab6 Split complementary#1ab617 Split complementary#17b6b3

Medium violet red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 87, 42, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6176a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 42 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 43 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #b6176a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6176a; }
.text { color: #b6176a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6176a; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b6176a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6176a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b6176a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium violet red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b6176a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b6176a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.