#B6316CHibiscus (#B6316C) is a mid-tone, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 358°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.176. 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 | #B6316C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 49, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(333, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(333, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 41%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.1 57.3 -2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.533 0.176 358) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hibiscus shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b72d65 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b9306a — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b6316c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b7316e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Hibiscus 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 5.76:1 and against black 3.64:1, so white 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.
#ffa1c1 · #e36e9a · #b6316c · #941352 · #600032 · #2e0014
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.
#d76c5c · #c94e61 · #b6316c · #942975 · #722375 · #511d6f
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.
#fd812c · #b57a59 · #b6316c · #8b1e50 · #670036 · #341200
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.
#00e3c4 · #a8808d · #b6316c · #76344d · #521a31 · #2b0716
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f8f2 · #9a7e87 · #b6316c · #485753 · #321922 · #000201
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.
#e7f5f2 · #bdcec9 · #8fa29d · #112a25 · #000805 · #b6316c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ced6b1 · #31acad · #92759a · #b6316c · #49604c · #1c061d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d2dab5 · #6eaaac · #608d4f · #b6316c · #4b5c4d · #1c051d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef7d0 · #809110 · #b6316c · #005a83 · #00253a · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff1ce · #a78100 · #b6316c · #006253 · #0a0c68 · #000302
#C75381 · #D87297 · #E890AE · #F7ADC5 · #FFCEDD
#9B2159 · #801147 · #660035 · #4A0025 · #300015
#A9446C · #9B526C · #8B5D6C
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.