Close to Cherry
#BC034D
#BC034D is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cherry. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 1.2% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC034D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.44:1 AABlack text on this color
3.26:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
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3.26:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC034D as they’d see it.
#BC034D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC034D
What color is #BC034D?
#BC034D is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cherry. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 1.2% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC034D in RGB?
#BC034D is rgb(188, 3, 77): 188 red, 3 green, and 77 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC034D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 59, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC034D?
PANTONE 207 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC034D?
Its complement #0D6C41 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.