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#BC355B

#bc355b ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc355b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.81% magenta, 51.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.11°, 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 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #bc355b
  2. #35bc96

Split complementary

  1. #bc355b
  2. #35bc52
  3. #359ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc359e
  2. #bc355b
  3. #bc5235

Triadic

  1. #bc355b
  2. #5bbc35
  3. #355bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc355b
  2. #bc9635
  3. #35bc96
  4. #355bbc

Square

  1. #bc355b
  2. #9ebc35
  3. #35bc96
  4. #5235bc

Monochromatic

  1. #451321
  2. #80243e
  3. #bc355b
  4. #d56987
  5. #e5a4b7

Shades

#bc355b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc355b
  2. #a93052
  3. #962a49
  4. #842540
  5. #712037
  6. #5e1b2e
  7. #4b1524
  8. #38101b
  9. #260b12
  10. #130509
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc355b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc355b
  2. #c3496b
  3. #c95d7c
  4. #d0728c
  5. #d7869d
  6. #de9aad
  7. #e4aebd
  8. #ebc2ce
  9. #f2d7de
  10. #f8ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc355b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc355b
  2. #b63d5f
  3. #b04462
  4. #aa4c66
  5. #a4536a
  6. #9e5b6e
  7. #986271
  8. #926a75
  9. #8c7179
  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 #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915863 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56575c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1845 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6264e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc355b {
  color: #bc355b;
}
Background
.bg-bc355b {
  background-color: #bc355b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc355b {
  border: 2px solid #bc355b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc355b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 53 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc355b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc355b, #bc5235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc355b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 53 91 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.34 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.15 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.73 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.76 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.76 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.78 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.38 #43caa4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc355b  rgb(188, 53, 91)  hsl(343, 56%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#35bc96  rgb(53, 188, 150)  hsl(163, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#5bbc35  rgb(91, 188, 53)  hsl(103, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#355bbc  rgb(53, 91, 188)  hsl(223, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire