Palettes / Colors / #BC76AE

#BC76AE — Muted Pink

#BC76AE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BC76AE 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.

#BC76AE 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 #76BC84; it also sits naturally between #A776BC and #BC768B. 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 46% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC76AE

.text { color: #BC76AE; }
.background { background-color: #BC76AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC76AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 118, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 34%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC76AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 118, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC76AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 118, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC76AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC76AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76BC84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC76AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC76AE

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 #BC76AE 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 #BC76AE 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

← #BC76AD  ·  #BC76AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC76AE?

#BC76AE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 118, 174). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC76AE?

#BC76AE is RGB 188, 118, 174 — HSL 312°, 34%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC76AE?

Its complement is #76BC84; analogous partners are #A776BC and #BC768B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC76AE for text?

Black text on #BC76AE has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.