Palettes / Colors / #BC154A

#BC154A — Vivid Pink

#BC154A 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 #BC154A 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.

#BC154A 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 #15BC87; it also sits naturally between #BC159E and #BC3415. 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 8% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 61% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC154A

.text { color: #BC154A; }
.background { background-color: #BC154A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC154A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 21, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC154A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 21, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC154A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 21, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC154A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC154A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC154A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #15BC87:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC154A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC154A

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 #BC154A 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 #BC154A 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

← #BC1549  ·  #BC154B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC154A?

#BC154A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 21, 74). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC154A?

#BC154A is RGB 188, 21, 74 — HSL 341°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 89%, 61%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC154A?

Its complement is #15BC87; analogous partners are #BC159E and #BC3415. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC154A for text?

White text on #BC154A has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.34:1.