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#BC355F

#bc355f ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc355f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.81% magenta, 49.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 341.33°, 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1406

Complementary

  1. #bc355f
  2. #35bc92

Split complementary

  1. #bc355f
  2. #35bc4e
  3. #35a2bc

Analogous

  1. #bc35a2
  2. #bc355f
  3. #bc4e35

Triadic

  1. #bc355f
  2. #5fbc35
  3. #355fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc355f
  2. #bc9235
  3. #35bc92
  4. #355fbc

Square

  1. #bc355f
  2. #a2bc35
  3. #35bc92
  4. #4e35bc

Monochromatic

  1. #451323
  2. #802441
  3. #bc355f
  4. #d5698a
  5. #e5a4b9

Shades

#bc355f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc355f
  2. #a93056
  3. #962a4c
  4. #842543
  5. #712039
  6. #5e1b30
  7. #4b1526
  8. #38101d
  9. #260b13
  10. #13050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc355f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc355f
  2. #c3496f
  3. #c95d7f
  4. #d0728f
  5. #d7869f
  6. #de9aaf
  7. #e4aebf
  8. #ebc2cf
  9. #f2d7df
  10. #f8ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc355f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc355f
  2. #b63d62
  3. #b04466
  4. #aa4c69
  5. #a4536c
  6. #9e5b70
  7. #986273
  8. #926a76
  9. #8c7179
  10. #86797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925865 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555860 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78735c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1a46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4c60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98605d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62751 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc355f {
  color: #bc355f;
}
Background
.bg-bc355f {
  background-color: #bc355f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc355f {
  border: 2px solid #bc355f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc355f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 53 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc355f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc355f, #bc4e35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc355f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 53 95 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.84 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.83 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.00 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.06 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.20 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.66 #43caa0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc355f  rgb(188, 53, 95)  hsl(341, 56%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#35bc92  rgb(53, 188, 146)  hsl(161, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#5fbc35  rgb(95, 188, 53)  hsl(101, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#355fbc  rgb(53, 95, 188)  hsl(221, 56%, 47%)  Denim