#FF00BBBrutal Pink (#FF00BB) is a mid-tone, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 345°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.284. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF00BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 0, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56.9 89.8 -27.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.667 0.284 345) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brutal Pink shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff00b0 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ff00b8 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#ff00bb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff00bd — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Brutal Pink 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 3.52:1 and against black 5.97:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffe5f3 · #ffa3d8 · #ff00bb · #d20099 · #97006d · #610045
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.
#ff979d · #ff6da0 · #ff00bb · #cf1fcd · #9f29d1 · #712eca
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.
#ff9071 · #ff00bb · #ce0096 · #9e2b00 · #720051 · #490d00
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.
#00e6a8 · #ff00bb · #975f7f · #8b2368 · #640147 · #380026
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dafbeb · #ff00bb · #926c81 · #394e45 · #320d25 · #000301
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.
#e9f5ef · #bfcec6 · #91a29a · #152a21 · #000803 · #ff00bb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2e9c4 · #42e3d4 · #ff00bb · #9470ae · #374a35 · #180621
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0e6c1 · #84d5c6 · #ff00bb · #75884f · #3c4a3a · #180521
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faf6b3 · #ff00bb · #857c00 · #005168 · #00222e · #050300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefda · #ff00bb · #a36d00 · #00573d · #001c42 · #000301
#FF5AC4 · #FF81CD · #FFA1D7 · #FFBDE1 · #FFD7EC
#D3009A · #A8007A · #80005C · #59003F · #360024
#EC49B3 · #D766AB · #C17AA3
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.