Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #BC577C

#BC577C — Muted Pink

#BC577C 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 #BC577C 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.

#BC577C 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 #57BC97; it also sits naturally between #BC57AF and #BC6557. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC577C · RGB 188, 87, 124

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#BC577C
RGB188, 87, 124
HSL338°, 43%, 54%
HSV338°, 54%, 74%
CMYK0%, 54%, 34%, 26%
XYZ27.79, 18.96, 21.26
Yxy18.96, 0.4085, 0.2788
CIE-Lab50.64, 44.58, -1.13
Hunter Lab43.55, 40.65, -0.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 34% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 34% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC577C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC577C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC577C

.text { color: #BC577C; }
.background { background-color: #BC577C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC577C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 87, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 43%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC577C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 87, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC577C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 87, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC577C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC577C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC577C

#B3476F#A04063#8E3958#7C314D#6A2A41#582336#451C2B#331420#210D14#0F0609

Tints of #BC577C

#C26688#C87493#CF87A1#D595AD#DBA4B8#E0B2C3#E6C1CF#EED3DD#F3E2E8#F9F0F4

Tones of #BC577C

#B55E7E#AE6580#A76C82#9F7584#987C86#918388

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57BC97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.38:1 AA large only
Against black text4.79:1 AA

Best text color on #BC577C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC577C

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 #BC577C: ·

How #BC577C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908F73Deuteranopia · #969E71Tritanopia · #B76C6A

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 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC577C rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby
#601D49 · #BD5579 · #EA9D9D · #FFEBB8
Palette 848ccf
#848CCF · #93B5E1 · #FFE4E4 · #BE5683
Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Burning Ruby Petal
#993A97 · #BE5082 · #6F241F · #B27A30
Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82

Similar colors

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

#BD5579#BE5683#BF5F80#BE5985#BE5082#B95E82#C65D7B#C75B7A#BD5C88#C85381#B25A73#C06186

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC577B  ·  #BC577D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC577C?

#BC577C is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 87, 124). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC577C?

#BC577C is RGB 188, 87, 124 — HSL 338°, 43%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 34%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC577C?

Its complement is #57BC97; analogous partners are #BC57AF and #BC6557. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC577C for text?

Black text on #BC577C has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.