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#BC246E Color

#BC246E is rgb(188, 36, 110) in RGB, hsl(331, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC246E
HEX#BC246E
RGBrgb(188, 36, 110)
HSLhsl(331, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.194 357.1)
LABlab(43.36% 62.28 -2.85)
LCHlch(43.36% 62.35 357.38)

What #BC246E 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 #BC246E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 5.69Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.62Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 7.2Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 7.88Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.59Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 9.73

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

#BC246E Channel Values

How #BC246E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 41% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC246E 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC246E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC246E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC246E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC246E
Complementary
#24BC73
Analogous
#BC24BA
Analogous
#BC2624
Triadic
#6EBC24
Triadic
#246EBC
Split comp.
#24BC26
Split comp.
#24BABC

Tints & Shades of #BC246E

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

#D83182
#DE4F94
#E472A9
#EB94BE
#F1B6D3
#F7D4E5

Shades

#A31F5F
#8D1B52
#741643
#5A1134
#400C25
#2B0819

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC246E.

How #BC246E 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#BC246E
Protanopia#59596D
Protanomaly#8C496E
Deuteranopia#757569
Deuteranomaly#975F6B
Tritanopia#B93535
Tritanomaly#BA2F52
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC246E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc246e: #BC246E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC246E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc246e': '#BC246E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_bc246e">#BC246E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC246E"

More Pink Colors

#BC246E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC246E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC246E?

#BC246E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 110) in RGB and hsl(331, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #BC246E?

#BC246E is rgb(188, 36, 110) — red 188, green 36, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC246E?

#BC246E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC246E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC246E scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC246E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC246E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 13.49, which is visibly different.

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