#BC345A Color

#BC345A is rgb(188, 52, 90) in RGB, hsl(343, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 52%, 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 5.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC345A

HEX#BC345A

RGBrgb(188, 52, 90)

HSLhsl(343, 57%, 47%)

HSVhsv(343, 72%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 52%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.173 8.7)

LABlab(44.62% 56.32 11.37)

LCHlch(44.62% 57.45 11.41)

What #BC345A 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 #BC345A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 5.32 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 8.25 Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.47 Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 10.74 Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 10.78 Brick Red#CB4154ΔE 11.04

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

#BC345A Channel Values

How #BC345A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 188 · G 52 · B 90	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 343° · S 57% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 343° · S 72% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 72% · Y 52% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.56:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC345A 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 text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC345A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC345A; 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 #BC345A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC345A.

How #BC345A 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#BC345A

Protanopia#5F5F59

Protanomaly#8E5159

Deuteranopia#787854

Deuteranomaly#986457

Tritanopia#BB3A3A

Tritanomaly#BB3849

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #BC345A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc345a: #BC345A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC345A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc345a': '#BC345A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.204, blue: 0.353)

Android XML<color name="color_bc345a">#BC345A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BC345A"

More Pink Colors

#BC345A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BC345A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC345A?

#BC345A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 52, 90) in RGB and hsl(343, 57%, 47%) 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 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #BC345A?

#BC345A is rgb(188, 52, 90) — red 188, green 52, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC345A?

#BC345A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 52%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC345A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC345A scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC345A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC345A 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 18.36, which is visibly different.

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