Palettes / Colors / #BC103D

#BC103D — Vivid Pink

#BC103D is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BC103D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC103D is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #10BC8E; it also sits naturally between #BC1094 and #BC3810. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 6% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 68% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC103D

.text { color: #BC103D; }
.background { background-color: #BC103D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC103D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 16, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC103D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 16, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC103D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 16, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC103D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC103D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #10BC8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC103D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC103D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC103D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC103D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC103C  ·  #BC103E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC103D?

#BC103D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 16, 61). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC103D?

#BC103D is RGB 188, 16, 61 — HSL 344°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 68%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC103D?

Its complement is #10BC8E; analogous partners are #BC1094 and #BC3810. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC103D for text?

White text on #BC103D has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.28:1.