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#BC355A

#bc355a ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc355a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20.78% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.81% magenta, 52.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.56°, with 56.02% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #bc355a
  2. #35bc97

Split complementary

  1. #bc355a
  2. #35bc53
  3. #359dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc359d
  2. #bc355a
  3. #bc5335

Triadic

  1. #bc355a
  2. #5abc35
  3. #355abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc355a
  2. #bc9735
  3. #35bc97
  4. #355abc

Square

  1. #bc355a
  2. #9dbc35
  3. #35bc97
  4. #5335bc

Monochromatic

  1. #451321
  2. #80243d
  3. #bc355a
  4. #d56986
  5. #e5a4b6

Shades

#bc355a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc355a
  2. #a93051
  3. #962a48
  4. #84253f
  5. #712036
  6. #5e1b2d
  7. #4b1524
  8. #38101b
  9. #260b12
  10. #130509
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc355a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc355a
  2. #c3496b
  3. #c95d7b
  4. #d0728c
  5. #d7869c
  6. #de9aad
  7. #e4aebd
  8. #ebc2ce
  9. #f2d7de
  10. #f8ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc355a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc355a
  2. #b63d5e
  3. #b04462
  4. #aa4c65
  5. #a45369
  6. #9e5b6d
  7. #986271
  8. #926a75
  9. #8c7178
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915863 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56575b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1744 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996058 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6264e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc355a {
  color: #bc355a;
}
Background
.bg-bc355a {
  background-color: #bc355a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc355a {
  border: 2px solid #bc355a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc355a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 53 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc355a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc355a, #bc5335);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc355a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 53 90 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.49 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.15 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.51 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.71 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.76 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.01 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.46 #43caa5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc355a  rgb(188, 53, 90)  hsl(344, 56%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#35bc97  rgb(53, 188, 151)  hsl(164, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#5abc35  rgb(90, 188, 53)  hsl(104, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#355abc  rgb(53, 90, 188)  hsl(224, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire