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#BC385E

#bc385e ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc385e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 50% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 342.73°, 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #bc385e
  2. #38bc96

Split complementary

  1. #bc385e
  2. #38bc54
  3. #38a0bc

Analogous

  1. #bc38a0
  2. #bc385e
  3. #bc5438

Triadic

  1. #bc385e
  2. #5ebc38
  3. #385ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc385e
  2. #bc9638
  3. #38bc96
  4. #385ebc

Square

  1. #bc385e
  2. #a0bc38
  3. #38bc96
  4. #5438bc

Monochromatic

  1. #461523
  2. #812641
  3. #bc385e
  4. #d46d8a
  5. #e5a8ba

Shades

#bc385e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc385e
  2. #a93255
  3. #962d4b
  4. #842742
  5. #712238
  6. #5e1c2f
  7. #4b1626
  8. #38111c
  9. #260b13
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc385e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc385e
  2. #c34c6e
  3. #c9607e
  4. #d0748e
  5. #d7889e
  6. #de9caf
  7. #e4afbf
  8. #ebc3cf
  9. #f2d7df
  10. #f8ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc385e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc385e
  2. #b63f61
  3. #b04665
  4. #aa4e68
  5. #a4556c
  6. #9e5c6f
  7. #986372
  8. #926a76
  9. #8c7279
  10. #86797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57595f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a735b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1f47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4e5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99615c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62b51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc385e {
  color: #bc385e;
}
Background
.bg-bc385e {
  background-color: #bc385e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc385e {
  border: 2px solid #bc385e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc385e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc385e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc385e, #bc5438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc385e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 94 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.11 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.65 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.92 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.12 #43c7a1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#bc385e  rgb(188, 56, 94)  hsl(343, 54%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#38bc96  rgb(56, 188, 150)  hsl(163, 54%, 48%)  Mint
#5ebc38  rgb(94, 188, 56)  hsl(103, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#385ebc  rgb(56, 94, 188)  hsl(223, 54%, 48%)  Denim