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#BC536D

#bc536d ≈ Telemagenta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc536d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.55% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.85% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 345.14°, with 43.93% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Telemagenta (#cf3476), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #bc536d
  2. #53bca2

Split complementary

  1. #bc536d
  2. #53bc6e
  3. #53a2bc

Analogous

  1. #bc53a2
  2. #bc536d
  3. #bc6e53

Triadic

  1. #bc536d
  2. #6dbc53
  3. #536dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc536d
  2. #bca253
  3. #53bca2
  4. #536dbc

Square

  1. #bc536d
  2. #a2bc53
  3. #53bca2
  4. #6e53bc

Monochromatic

  1. #55212e
  2. #8c374c
  3. #bc536d
  4. #d18a9c
  5. #e7c1ca

Shades

#bc536d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc536d
  2. #a94b62
  3. #964257
  4. #843a4c
  5. #713241
  6. #5e2a37
  7. #4b212c
  8. #381921
  9. #261116
  10. #13080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc536d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc536d
  2. #c3647c
  3. #c9758a
  4. #d08799
  5. #d798a7
  6. #dea9b6
  7. #e4bac5
  8. #ebcbd3
  9. #f2dde2
  10. #f8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc536d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc536d
  2. #b6586f
  3. #b05c71
  4. #aa6173
  5. #a46575
  6. #9e6a77
  7. #986e78
  8. #92737a
  9. #8c777c
  10. #867c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976972 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67696e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827d6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb475d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91616d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6f6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc536d {
  color: #bc536d;
}
Background
.bg-bc536d {
  background-color: #bc536d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc536d {
  border: 2px solid #bc536d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc536d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 83 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc536d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc536d, #bc6e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc536d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 83 109 / 0.35);
}

#cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.80 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.33 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.52 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.64 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.81 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.98 #43ac92 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Telemagenta
#bc536d  rgb(188, 83, 109)  hsl(345, 44%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#53bca2  rgb(83, 188, 162)  hsl(165, 44%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6dbc53  rgb(109, 188, 83)  hsl(105, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#536dbc  rgb(83, 109, 188)  hsl(225, 44%, 53%)  Royal Blue