Palettes / Colors / #BC4E51

#BC4E51 — Muted Red

#BC4E51 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BC4E51 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.

#BC4E51 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4EBCB8; it also sits naturally between #BC4E88 and #BC814E. 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 31% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 57% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC4E51

.text { color: #BC4E51; }
.background { background-color: #BC4E51; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4E51; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4E51; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4E51; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4E51">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4E51">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC4E51: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4E51

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 #BC4E51 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 #BC4E51 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4E51?

#BC4E51 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 188, 78, 81). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4E51?

#BC4E51 is RGB 188, 78, 81 — HSL 358°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 57%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4E51?

Its complement is #4EBCB8; analogous partners are #BC4E88 and #BC814E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4E51 for text?

White text on #BC4E51 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.35:1.