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#BD4C86 Color

#BD4C86 is rgb(189, 76, 134) in RGB, hsl(329, 46%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4C86
HEX#BD4C86
RGBrgb(189, 76, 134)
HSLhsl(329, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(329, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.158 351.2)
LABlab(49.43% 50.56 -8.54)
LCHlch(49.43% 51.28 350.41)

What #BD4C86 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 #BD4C86, 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.

#BD4C86 Channel Values

How #BD4C86 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 189 · G 76 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 46% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 60% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4C86 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD4C86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD4C86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4C86; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BD4C86

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD4C86.

How #BD4C86 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#BD4C86
Protanopia#6B6B85
Protanomaly#936086
Deuteranopia#808083
Deuteranomaly#9C6F84
Tritanopia#B95656
Tritanomaly#BB526C
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4C86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd4c86: #BD4C86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4C86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4c86': '#BD4C86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.298, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4c86">#BD4C86</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4C86"

More Pink Colors

#BD4C86 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD4C86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4C86?

#BD4C86 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 76, 134) in RGB and hsl(329, 46%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #BD4C86?

#BD4C86 is rgb(189, 76, 134) — red 189, green 76, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4C86?

#BD4C86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4C86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD4C86 scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4C86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4C86 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 15.92, which is visibly different.

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