Palettes / Colors / #BC7199

#BC7199 — Muted Pink

#BC7199 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BC7199 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.

#BC7199 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 #71BC94; it also sits naturally between #BA71BC and #BC7173. 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 44% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 19% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC7199

.text { color: #BC7199; }
.background { background-color: #BC7199; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7199; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 113, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 36%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7199; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 113, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7199; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 113, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7199">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7199">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71BC94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7199: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC7199

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 #BC7199 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 #BC7199 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

← #BC7198  ·  #BC719A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7199?

#BC7199 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 113, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7199?

#BC7199 is RGB 188, 113, 153 — HSL 328°, 36%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 19%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC7199?

Its complement is #71BC94; analogous partners are #BA71BC and #BC7173. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7199 for text?

Black text on #BC7199 has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.