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#BC71A2 — Muted Pink

#BC71A2 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 #BC71A2 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.

#BC71A2 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 #71BC8B; it also sits naturally between #B171BC and #BC717C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC71A2 · RGB 188, 113, 162

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Color values

HEX#BC71A2
RGB188, 113, 162
HSL321°, 36%, 59%
HSV321°, 40%, 74%
CMYK0%, 40%, 14%, 26%
XYZ33.17, 25.11, 37.28
Yxy25.11, 0.3471, 0.2628
CIE-Lab57.18, 36.57, -13.74
Hunter Lab50.11, 33.65, -12.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 44% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 14% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC71A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC71A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC71A2

.text { color: #BC71A2; }
.background { background-color: #BC71A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC71A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 113, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 36%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC71A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 113, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC71A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 113, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC71A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC71A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC71A2

#B45F96#A64E88#954679#803C69#6F345A#5A2A49#49223B#34182A#23101C#0E070B

Tints of #BC71A2

#C37FAB#C889B2#CE97BB#D5A5C4#DBB3CD#E0BDD4#E7CBDD#EDD9E6#F2E3ED#F8F1F6

Tones of #BC71A2

#B776A0#B27B9F#AC809D#A6879B#A18C9A#9C9198

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71BC8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.49:1 AA large only
Against black text6.02:1 AA

Best text color on #BC71A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC71A2

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 #BC71A2: ·

How #BC71A2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9B96Deuteranopia · #A0A693Tritanopia · #B88D8B

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC71A2 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Twilight
#48858A · #646EB1 · #6F567C · #BD759C
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Wild Bloom
#B5A3CB · #B87BA6 · #A85446 · #7D7D3F
Honey Ruby Twilight
#B099CB · #BA6A99 · #8D6E5D · #B9C4A1
Frozen Terrace
#E4BED0 · #BF7397 · #94476B · #6A3950
Misty Ember
#BC7D9F · #B9A283 · #54893C · #46A896

Similar colors

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

#BD759C#BD69A6#B87BA6#BA6A99#BF7397#BC7D9F#AF719D#BE6AAE#C768A0#BB62A1#B97A95#B86BB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC71A1  ·  #BC71A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC71A2?

#BC71A2 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 113, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC71A2?

#BC71A2 is RGB 188, 113, 162 — HSL 321°, 36%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 14%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC71A2?

Its complement is #71BC8B; analogous partners are #B171BC and #BC717C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC71A2 for text?

Black text on #BC71A2 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.