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#BC2457 Color

#BC2457 is rgb(188, 36, 87) in RGB, hsl(340, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 54%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC2457
HEX#BC2457
RGBrgb(188, 36, 87)
HSLhsl(340, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(340, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 54%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.188 7.4)
LABlab(42.81% 60.90 10.77)
LCHlch(42.81% 61.84 10.03)

What #BC2457 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 #BC2457, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 6.93Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 8.01Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 8.75Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 9.74Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 11.09Cerise#DE3163ΔE 11.59

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

#BC2457 Channel Values

How #BC2457 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 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 54% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.95:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC2457 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 text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC2457 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC2457

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC2457; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC2457
Complementary
#24BC8A
Analogous
#BC24A3
Analogous
#BC3D24
Triadic
#57BC24
Triadic
#2457BC
Split comp.
#24BC3D
Split comp.
#24A3BC

Tints & Shades of #BC2457

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

#D83169
#DE4F7F
#E47298
#EB94B1
#F1B6CA
#F7D4E0

Shades

#A31F4B
#8D1B41
#741635
#5A1129
#400C1E
#2B0814

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC2457.

How #BC2457 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#BC2457
Protanopia#595956
Protanomaly#8C4956
Deuteranopia#757551
Deuteranomaly#975F53
Tritanopia#BA2E2E
Tritanomaly#BB2A42
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC2457 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc2457: #BC2457;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC2457;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc2457': '#BC2457' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_bc2457">#BC2457</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC2457"

More Pink Colors

#BC2457 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC2457 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC2457?

#BC2457 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 87) in RGB and hsl(340, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #BC2457?

#BC2457 is rgb(188, 36, 87) — red 188, green 36, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC2457?

#BC2457 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 54%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC2457 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC2457 scores 5.95:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC2457 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC2457 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 22.5, which is visibly different.

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