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#BC385A

#bc385a ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc385a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.96% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 52.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 344.55°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #bc385a
  2. #38bc9a

Split complementary

  1. #bc385a
  2. #38bc58
  3. #389cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc389c
  2. #bc385a
  3. #bc5838

Triadic

  1. #bc385a
  2. #5abc38
  3. #385abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc385a
  2. #bc9a38
  3. #38bc9a
  4. #385abc

Square

  1. #bc385a
  2. #9cbc38
  3. #38bc9a
  4. #5838bc

Monochromatic

  1. #461522
  2. #81263e
  3. #bc385a
  4. #d46d87
  5. #e5a8b8

Shades

#bc385a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc385a
  2. #a93251
  3. #962d48
  4. #84273f
  5. #712236
  6. #5e1c2d
  7. #4b1624
  8. #38111b
  9. #260b12
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc385a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc385a
  2. #c34c6b
  3. #c9607b
  4. #d0748c
  5. #d7889c
  6. #de9cad
  7. #e4afbd
  8. #ebc3ce
  9. #f2d7de
  10. #f8ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc385a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc385a
  2. #b63f5e
  3. #b04662
  4. #aa4e65
  5. #a45569
  6. #9e5c6d
  7. #986371
  8. #926a75
  9. #8c7278
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58595b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7357 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1d46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4d5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996158 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62a4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc385a {
  color: #bc385a;
}
Background
.bg-bc385a {
  background-color: #bc385a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc385a {
  border: 2px solid #bc385a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc385a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc385a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc385a, #bc5838);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc385a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 90 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.98 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.13 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.19 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.41 #43c7a5 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc385a  rgb(188, 56, 90)  hsl(345, 54%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#38bc9a  rgb(56, 188, 154)  hsl(165, 54%, 48%)  Mint
#5abc38  rgb(90, 188, 56)  hsl(105, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#385abc  rgb(56, 90, 188)  hsl(225, 54%, 48%)  Sapphire