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#BC7474

#bc7474 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc7474 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.3% magenta, 38.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 34.95% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2444

Complementary

  1. #bc7474
  2. #74bcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7474
  2. #74bc98
  3. #7498bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7498
  2. #bc7474
  3. #bc9874

Triadic

  1. #bc7474
  2. #74bc74
  3. #7474bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7474
  2. #bcbc74
  3. #74bcbc
  4. #7474bc

Square

  1. #bc7474
  2. #98bc74
  3. #74bcbc
  4. #9874bc

Monochromatic

  1. #663131
  2. #9a4a4a
  3. #bc7474
  4. #d5a8a8
  5. #eedbdb

Shades

#bc7474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7474
  2. #a96868
  3. #965d5d
  4. #845151
  5. #714646
  6. #5e3a3a
  7. #4b2e2e
  8. #382323
  9. #261717
  10. #130c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7474
  2. #c38282
  3. #c99090
  4. #d09e9e
  5. #d7acac
  6. #debaba
  7. #e4c7c7
  8. #ebd5d5
  9. #f2e3e3
  10. #f8f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7474
  2. #b67575
  3. #b07676
  4. #aa7878
  5. #a47979
  6. #9e7a7a
  7. #987b7b
  8. #927c7c
  9. #8c7e7e
  10. #867f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827f74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948d73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d7b74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58473 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7474 {
  color: #bc7474;
}
Background
.bg-bc7474 {
  background-color: #bc7474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7474 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 116 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 35% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7474, #bc9874);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 116 116 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.74 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 4.40 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.04 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.59 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.82 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.85 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.37 #438b8b Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bc7474  rgb(188, 116, 116)  hsl(0, 35%, 60%)  Old Rose
#74bcbc  rgb(116, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 35%, 60%)  Verdigris
#74bc74  rgb(116, 188, 116)  hsl(120, 35%, 60%)  Mantis
#7474bc  rgb(116, 116, 188)  hsl(240, 35%, 60%)  Medium Purple