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#BC346A Color

#BC346A is rgb(188, 52, 106) in RGB, hsl(336, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 44%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC346A
HEX#BC346A
RGBrgb(188, 52, 106)
HSLhsl(336, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(336, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 44%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.177 0.9)
LABlab(44.98% 57.32 1.96)
LCHlch(44.98% 57.36 1.96)

What #BC346A 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 #BC346A, 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.

#BC346A Channel Values

How #BC346A 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 52 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 57% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 72% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 44% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC346A 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 text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC346A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC346A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BC346A

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 #BC346A.

How #BC346A 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#BC346A
Protanopia#5F5F69
Protanomaly#8E516A
Deuteranopia#787865
Deuteranomaly#986467
Tritanopia#BA3E3E
Tritanomaly#BB3A53
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC346A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc346a: #BC346A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC346A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc346a': '#BC346A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.204, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_bc346a">#BC346A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC346A"

More Pink Colors

#BC346A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC346A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC346A?

#BC346A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 52, 106) in RGB and hsl(336, 57%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #BC346A?

#BC346A is rgb(188, 52, 106) — red 188, green 52, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC346A?

#BC346A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 44%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC346A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC346A scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC346A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC346A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 19.92, which is visibly different.

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