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#BC244D Color

#BC244D is rgb(188, 36, 77) in RGB, hsl(344, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 59%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC244D
HEX#BC244D
RGBrgb(188, 36, 77)
HSLhsl(344, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(344, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 59%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.186 11.8)
LABlab(42.62% 60.40 16.80)
LCHlch(42.62% 62.70 15.54)

What #BC244D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC244D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BC244D Channel Values

How #BC244D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 36 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 59% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC244D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC244D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC244D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC244D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BC244D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC244D.

How #BC244D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC244D
Protanopia#59594C
Protanomaly#8C494C
Deuteranopia#757546
Deuteranomaly#975F49
Tritanopia#BB2C2C
Tritanomaly#BB293C
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC244D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc244d: #BC244D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC244D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc244d': '#BC244D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_bc244d">#BC244D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC244D"

More Pink Colors

#BC244D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC244D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC244D?

#BC244D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 77) in RGB and hsl(344, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #BC244D?

#BC244D is rgb(188, 36, 77) — red 188, green 36, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC244D?

#BC244D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 59%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC244D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC244D scores 6:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC244D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC244D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 18.61, which is visibly different.

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