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#BC596D

#bc596d ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc596d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.66% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 347.88°, with 42.49% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #bc596d
  2. #59bca8

Split complementary

  1. #bc596d
  2. #59bc76
  3. #599ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc599e
  2. #bc596d
  3. #bc7659

Triadic

  1. #bc596d
  2. #6dbc59
  3. #596dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc596d
  2. #bca859
  3. #59bca8
  4. #596dbc

Square

  1. #bc596d
  2. #9ebc59
  3. #59bca8
  4. #7659bc

Monochromatic

  1. #58242e
  2. #8f3a4b
  3. #bc596d
  4. #d28f9d
  5. #e8c6cd

Shades

#bc596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc596d
  2. #a95062
  3. #964757
  4. #843e4c
  5. #713541
  6. #5e2d37
  7. #4b242c
  8. #381b21
  9. #261216
  10. #13090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc596d
  2. #c36a7c
  3. #c97a8a
  4. #d08b99
  5. #d79ba7
  6. #deacb6
  7. #e4bdc5
  8. #ebcdd3
  9. #f2dee2
  10. #f8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc596d
  2. #b65d6f
  3. #b06171
  4. #aa6573
  5. #a46975
  6. #9e6d77
  7. #987078
  8. #92747a
  9. #8c787c
  10. #867c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6c6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85806b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb4e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93656d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e726c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55366 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc596d {
  color: #bc596d;
}
Background
.bg-bc596d {
  background-color: #bc596d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc596d {
  border: 2px solid #bc596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc596d, #bc7659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.15 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.43 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.57 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.62 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.46 #43a692 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#bc596d  rgb(188, 89, 109)  hsl(348, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#59bca8  rgb(89, 188, 168)  hsl(168, 42%, 54%)  Verdigris
#6dbc59  rgb(109, 188, 89)  hsl(108, 42%, 54%)  Mantis
#596dbc  rgb(89, 109, 188)  hsl(228, 42%, 54%)  Royal Blue