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#BC516D

#bc516d ≈ Telemagenta

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc516d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 31.76% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.91% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 344.3°, with 44.4% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Telemagenta (#cf3476), ΔE 6.31.

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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #bc516d
  2. #51bca0

Split complementary

  1. #bc516d
  2. #51bc6b
  3. #51a3bc

Analogous

  1. #bc51a3
  2. #bc516d
  3. #bc6b51

Triadic

  1. #bc516d
  2. #6dbc51
  3. #516dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc516d
  2. #bca051
  3. #51bca0
  4. #516dbc

Square

  1. #bc516d
  2. #a3bc51
  3. #51bca0
  4. #6b51bc

Monochromatic

  1. #54202e
  2. #8b364c
  3. #bc516d
  4. #d1889b
  5. #e7bfca

Shades

#bc516d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc516d
  2. #a94962
  3. #964157
  4. #84394c
  5. #713141
  6. #5e2937
  7. #4b202c
  8. #381821
  9. #261016
  10. #13080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc516d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc516d
  2. #c3627c
  3. #c9748a
  4. #d08599
  5. #d797a7
  6. #dea8b6
  7. #e4b9c5
  8. #ebcbd3
  9. #f2dce2
  10. #f8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc516d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc516d
  2. #b6566f
  3. #b05a71
  4. #aa5f73
  5. #a46475
  6. #9e6977
  7. #986d78
  8. #92727a
  9. #8c777c
  10. #867b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66686e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817d6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb455b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905f6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6e6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc516d {
  color: #bc516d;
}
Background
.bg-bc516d {
  background-color: #bc516d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc516d {
  border: 2px solid #bc516d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc516d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 81 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc516d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc516d, #bc6b51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc516d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 81 109 / 0.35);
}

#cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.31 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.90 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.38 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.47 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.09 #43ae92 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Telemagenta
#bc516d  rgb(188, 81, 109)  hsl(344, 44%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#51bca0  rgb(81, 188, 160)  hsl(164, 44%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6dbc51  rgb(109, 188, 81)  hsl(104, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#516dbc  rgb(81, 109, 188)  hsl(224, 44%, 53%)  Royal Blue