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#BC3257

#bc3257 ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc3257 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 19.61% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.4% magenta, 53.72% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.91°, with 57.98% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #bc3257
  2. #32bc97

Split complementary

  1. #bc3257
  2. #32bc52
  3. #329cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc329c
  2. #bc3257
  3. #bc5232

Triadic

  1. #bc3257
  2. #57bc32
  3. #3257bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3257
  2. #bc9732
  3. #32bc97
  4. #3257bc

Square

  1. #bc3257
  2. #9cbc32
  3. #32bc97
  4. #5232bc

Monochromatic

  1. #43121f
  2. #80223b
  3. #bc3257
  4. #d66583
  5. #e6a1b4

Shades

#bc3257 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3257
  2. #a92d4e
  3. #962846
  4. #84233d
  5. #711e34
  6. #5e192c
  7. #4b1423
  8. #380f1a
  9. #260a11
  10. #130509
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3257 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3257
  2. #c34768
  3. #c95b79
  4. #d07089
  5. #d7849a
  6. #de99ab
  7. #e4adbc
  8. #ebc2cd
  9. #f2d6dd
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3257 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3257
  2. #b63a5b
  3. #b0425f
  4. #aa4963
  5. #a45167
  6. #9e596c
  7. #986170
  8. #926974
  9. #8c7078
  10. #86787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555658 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0e41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4a57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985e55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7214b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3257 {
  color: #bc3257;
}
Background
.bg-bc3257 {
  background-color: #bc3257;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc3257 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3257;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3257;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 50 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3257 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3257, #bc5232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3257 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 50 87 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.84 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.24 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.39 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.73 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.97 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.63 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.79 #43cda8 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc3257  rgb(188, 50, 87)  hsl(344, 58%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#32bc97  rgb(50, 188, 151)  hsl(164, 58%, 47%)  Mint
#57bc32  rgb(87, 188, 50)  hsl(104, 58%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3257bc  rgb(50, 87, 188)  hsl(224, 58%, 47%)  Sapphire