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#BC94A1 Color

#BC94A1 is rgb(188, 148, 161) in RGB, hsl(341, 23%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC94A1
HEX#BC94A1
RGBrgb(188, 148, 161)
HSLhsl(341, 23%, 66%)
HSVhsv(341, 21%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.051 357.1)
LABlab(65.42% 17.02 -0.81)
LCHlch(65.42% 17.04 357.29)

What #BC94A1 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 #BC94A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.1Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.95Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.28Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.62Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.32

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

#BC94A1 Channel Values

How #BC94A1 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 148 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 23% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 21% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 14% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC94A1 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC94A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC94A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC94A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC94A1
Complementary
#94BCB0
Analogous
#BC94B5
Analogous
#BC9C94
Triadic
#A1BC94
Triadic
#94A1BC
Split comp.
#94BC9C
Split comp.
#94B5BC

Tints & Shades of #BC94A1

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

#C6A4AF
#CEB1BA
#D8C0C8
#E0CDD3
#E9DCE1
#F1E9EC

Shades

#AB7888
#975E70
#7A4D5B
#613D48
#452B33
#291A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC94A1.

How #BC94A1 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#BC94A1
Protanopia#9C9CA1
Protanomaly#AA99A1
Deuteranopia#A3A3A0
Deuteranomaly#AD9DA0
Tritanopia#BB9696
Tritanomaly#BB959A
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC94A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc94a1: #BC94A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC94A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc94a1': '#BC94A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.580, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_bc94a1">#BC94A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC94A1"

More Pink Colors

#BC94A1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC94A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC94A1?

#BC94A1 is a light pink — rgb(188, 148, 161) in RGB and hsl(341, 23%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #BC94A1?

#BC94A1 is rgb(188, 148, 161) — red 188, green 148, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC94A1?

#BC94A1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC94A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC94A1 scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC94A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC94A1 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.