#bc225b

Color #bc225b

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 23.94 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc225b

RGB

rgb(188, 34, 91)

HSL

hsl(337.8, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337.8, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 51.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(42.15, 61.86, 6.81)

LCH

lch(42.15, 62.23, 6.28)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.19, 5.37)

HWB

hwb(337.8, 13.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22bc83

Analogous

#bc22a8

#bc225b

#bc3622

Triadic

#bc225b

#5bbc22

#225bbc

Split-complementary

#bc225b

#22bc36

#22a8bc

Tetradic

#bc225b

#bc8322

#22bc83

#225bbc

Square

#bc225b

#a8bc22

#22bc83

#3622bc

Shades

Color #bc225b mixed toward black.

#9d1c4c

#7d173d

#5e112d

#3f0b1e

#1f060f

Tints

Color #bc225b mixed toward white.

#da3471

#e25c8e

#e985aa

#f0aec6

#f8d6e3

Tones

Color #bc225b mixed toward gray.

#af2f5e

#a23c62

#954865

#895568

#7c626c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939251 · ΔE 52.7

Deuteranopia

#99a14f · ΔE 59.3

Tritanopia

#b84947 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc225b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc225b]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Deep Pink #ff1493

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#bc225b (#bc225b) is rgb(188, 34, 91) in RGB.

No, #bc225b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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