Palettes / Colors / #BC4E67

#BC4E67 — Muted Red

#BC4E67 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 #BC4E67 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.

#BC4E67 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 #4EBCA2; it also sits naturally between #BC4E9E and #BC6B4E. 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 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 45% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC4E67

.text { color: #BC4E67; }
.background { background-color: #BC4E67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4E67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4E67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4E67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4E67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4E67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBCA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC4E67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4E67

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 #BC4E67 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 #BC4E67 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 #BC4E67?

#BC4E67 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 188, 78, 103). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4E67?

#BC4E67 is RGB 188, 78, 103 — HSL 346°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 45%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4E67?

Its complement is #4EBCA2; analogous partners are #BC4E9E and #BC6B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4E67 for text?

White text on #BC4E67 has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.