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#BC746E

#bc746e ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc746e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 45.49% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.3% magenta, 41.49% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 4.62°, with 36.79% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2431

Complementary

  1. #bc746e
  2. #6eb6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc746e
  2. #6ebc9b
  3. #6e8fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc6e8f
  2. #bc746e
  3. #bc9b6e

Triadic

  1. #bc746e
  2. #6ebc74
  3. #746ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc746e
  2. #b6bc6e
  3. #6eb6bc
  4. #746ebc

Square

  1. #bc746e
  2. #8fbc6e
  3. #6eb6bc
  4. #9b6ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #63322e
  2. #974c46
  3. #bc746e
  4. #d4a6a2
  5. #ecd8d7

Shades

#bc746e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc746e
  2. #a96863
  3. #965d58
  4. #84514d
  5. #714642
  6. #5e3a37
  7. #4b2e2c
  8. #382321
  9. #261716
  10. #130c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc746e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc746e
  2. #c3827d
  3. #c9908b
  4. #d09e9a
  5. #d7aca8
  6. #debab7
  7. #e4c7c5
  8. #ebd5d4
  9. #f2e3e2
  10. #f8f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc746e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc746e
  2. #b67570
  3. #b07672
  4. #aa7873
  5. #a47975
  6. #9e7a77
  7. #987b79
  8. #927c7b
  9. #8c7e7c
  10. #867f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f807e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837e6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958d6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6b73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d7a6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6846d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc746e {
  color: #bc746e;
}
Background
.bg-bc746e {
  background-color: #bc746e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc746e {
  border: 2px solid #bc746e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc746e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 116 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc746e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc746e, #bc9b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc746e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 116 110 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.86 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.59 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.22 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.30 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.11 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.37 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.44 #438b91 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bc746e  rgb(188, 116, 110)  hsl(5, 37%, 58%)  Old Rose
#6eb6bc  rgb(110, 182, 188)  hsl(185, 37%, 58%)  Verdigris
#6ebc74  rgb(110, 188, 116)  hsl(125, 37%, 58%)  Mantis
#746ebc  rgb(116, 110, 188)  hsl(245, 37%, 58%)  Slate Blue