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#BC4366 Mauve It

#BC4366 is a medium, vivid red named Mauve It. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 26.3% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(188, 67, 102)). Its HSL value is 343° hue, 47% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 46% yellow and 26% black. #BC4366 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.08:1.

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Variations of #BC4366

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC4366 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC4366 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC4366 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C7763
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D5F67
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #805C66
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C7763
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #926964
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC3251
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C33D5D
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6E6E6E
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #87666C

#BC4366 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.08:1 Good#BC4366 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.13:1 Poor#BC4366 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC4366 in CSS

/* Mauve It */
.color { color: #BC4366; }
.background { background-color: #BC4366; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC4366; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 67 102);
color: hsl(343 47% 50%);
color: oklch(0.559 0.158 6.0);

#BC4366 FAQ

What color is #BC4366?

#BC4366 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Mauve It. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC4366?

#BC4366 is rgb(188, 67, 102) in RGB, hsl(343, 47%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 64%, 46%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC4366?

The complementary color of #BC4366 is #43BC99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC4366?

White text has the best contrast on #BC4366: 5.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC4366 a warm or cool color?

#BC4366 is a warm color.