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#BC2454 Color

#BC2454 is rgb(188, 36, 84) in RGB, hsl(341, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 55%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC2454
HEX#BC2454
RGBrgb(188, 36, 84)
HSLhsl(341, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(341, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 55%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.187 8.8)
LABlab(42.75% 60.74 12.57)
LCHlch(42.75% 62.03 11.69)

What #BC2454 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 #BC2454, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 7Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 7.01Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 7.11Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 9.36Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 11.05Cerise#DE3163ΔE 11.09

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

#BC2454 Channel Values

How #BC2454 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 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 55% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.97:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC2454 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 text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC2454 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC2454

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC2454; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC2454
Complementary
#24BC8C
Analogous
#BC24A1
Analogous
#BC4024
Triadic
#54BC24
Triadic
#2454BC
Split comp.
#24BC40
Split comp.
#24A1BC

Tints & Shades of #BC2454

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

#D83166
#DE4F7C
#E47296
#EB94AF
#F1B6C9
#F7D4DF

Shades

#A31F49
#8D1B3F
#741634
#5A1128
#400C1D
#2B0813

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC2454.

How #BC2454 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#BC2454
Protanopia#595953
Protanomaly#8C4953
Deuteranopia#75754D
Deuteranomaly#975F50
Tritanopia#BA2D2D
Tritanomaly#BB2A40
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC2454 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc2454: #BC2454;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC2454;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc2454': '#BC2454' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_bc2454">#BC2454</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC2454"

More Pink Colors

#BC2454 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC2454 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC2454?

#BC2454 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 84) in RGB and hsl(341, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #BC2454?

#BC2454 is rgb(188, 36, 84) — red 188, green 36, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC2454?

#BC2454 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 55%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC2454 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC2454 scores 5.97:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC2454 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC2454 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.49, which is visibly different.

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