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#B040AE closest to Fuchsia Pheromone

#B040AE is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.0% red, 25.1% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(176, 64, 174)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 47% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black. #B040AE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #B040AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B040AE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B040AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B040AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5C74AB
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3366B1
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #695FB0
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5C74AB
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C67AC
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B64E71
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B34696
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #836683

#B040AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#B040AE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#B040AE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#B040AE in CSS

/* Fuchsia Pheromone */
.color { color: #B040AE; }
.background { background-color: #B040AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B040AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(176 64 174);
color: hsl(301 47% 47%);
color: oklch(0.567 0.194 328.5);

#B040AE FAQ

What color is #B040AE?

#B040AE is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B040AE?

#B040AE is rgb(176, 64, 174) in RGB, hsl(301, 47%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 64%, 1%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B040AE?

The complementary color of #B040AE is #40B042, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B040AE?

White text has the best contrast on #B040AE: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B040AE a warm or cool color?

#B040AE is a cool color.