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#BC4E6C — Muted Pink

#BC4E6C is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BC4E6C 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.

#BC4E6C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #4EBC9E; it also sits naturally between #BC4EA2 and #BC674E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC4E6C · RGB 188, 78, 108

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Color values

HEX#BC4E6C
RGB188, 78, 108
HSL344°, 45%, 52%
HSV344°, 59%, 74%
CMYK0%, 59%, 43%, 26%
XYZ26.17, 17.22, 16.13
Yxy17.22, 0.4396, 0.2893
CIE-Lab48.54, 47.09, 5.45
Hunter Lab41.50, 42.82, 3.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 31% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 43% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC4E6C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC4E6C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC4E6C

.text { color: #BC4E6C; }
.background { background-color: #BC4E6C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4E6C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4E6C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4E6C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4E6C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4E6C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4E6C

#AE425F#9B3B55#8D354D#7A2E42#682738#55202E#431924#34141C#210D12#0F0608

Tints of #BC4E6C

#C15C77#C86F87#CE7E93#D590A2#DB9FAF#E0AEBB#E7C0CB#EDCFD7#F4E1E6#F9F0F3

Tones of #BC4E6C

#B4556E#AC5D72#A46576#9C6D7A#95757D#8C7D81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBC9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.72:1 AA
Against black text4.44:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC4E6C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4E6C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC4E6C: ·

How #BC4E6C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8B65Deuteranopia · #939B63Tritanopia · #B75F5E

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC4E6C rather than the exact color:

Palette 4c3a51
#4C3A51 · #774360 · #B25068 · #E7AB79
Gentle Ruby Mosaic
#8E4DAF · #B35567 · #C8C68A · #5CB367
Electric Summit
#66235D · #B34B76 · #56201D · #896037
Royal Ruby
#601D49 · #BD5579 · #EA9D9D · #FFEBB8
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F

Similar colors

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

#B25068#B35567#B34B76#BD5579#AC4E69#B9445F#C64272#B53F68#B25A73#C13F73#C84364#BD457D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC4E6B  ·  #BC4E6D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4E6C?

#BC4E6C is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 78, 108). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4E6C?

#BC4E6C is RGB 188, 78, 108 — HSL 344°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 43%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4E6C?

Its complement is #4EBC9E; analogous partners are #BC4EA2 and #BC674E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4E6C for text?

White text on #BC4E6C has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.