#B0003CBindi Red (#B0003C) is a dark, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 14°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.193. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B0003C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 0, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 100%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 100%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37 62.3 19.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.482 0.193 14) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bindi Red shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b00037 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#b3003a — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#b0003c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b1013d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bindi Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.21:1 and against black 2.91:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ff8896 · #dd586d · #b0003c · #84002b · #4d0015 · #1d0003
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c75e24 · #be3a2c · #b0003c · #8f004d · #6f0054 · #4f0053
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e6aa6c · #d78200 · #a26e38 · #b0003c · #800029 · #540017
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0de · #d4868d · #9d7073 · #b0003c · #6d222f · #3f141a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#def8f7 · #caa9ac · #6a7c7b · #b0003c · #5c3b3e · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcc · #8da0a0 · #0b2727 · #000505 · #b0003c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c5fffd · #00cccb · #008a89 · #b0003c · #005150 · #160002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c5fffd · #2cd198 · #0085a7 · #b0003c · #005339 · #000408
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2fbd4 · #89c85c · #0077df · #b0003c · #004586 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8f4c8 · #c4b721 · #008a89 · #b0003c · #402e98 · #000202
#C43E57 · #D76372 · #E9848F · #FAA5AD · #FFCBCF
#940031 · #780026 · #5E001C · #450012 · #2E0008
#A12D44 · #92404B · #814D52
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.