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#BC787D

#bc787d ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc787d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 47.06% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.17% magenta, 33.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 355.59°, with 33.66% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.256

Complementary

  1. #bc787d
  2. #78bcb7

Split complementary

  1. #bc787d
  2. #78bc95
  3. #789fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc789f
  2. #bc787d
  3. #bc9578

Triadic

  1. #bc787d
  2. #7dbc78
  3. #787dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc787d
  2. #bcb778
  3. #78bcb7
  4. #787dbc

Square

  1. #bc787d
  2. #9fbc78
  3. #78bcb7
  4. #9578bc

Monochromatic

  1. #683337
  2. #9b4d53
  3. #bc787d
  4. #d5abae
  5. #efdedf

Shades

#bc787d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc787d
  2. #a96c71
  3. #966064
  4. #845458
  5. #71484b
  6. #5e3c3f
  7. #4b3032
  8. #382426
  9. #261819
  10. #130c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc787d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc787d
  2. #c3868a
  3. #c99397
  4. #d0a1a4
  5. #d7aeb1
  6. #debcbe
  7. #e4c9cb
  8. #ebd7d8
  9. #f2e4e5
  10. #f8f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc787d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc787d
  2. #b6797d
  3. #b07a7e
  4. #aa7a7e
  5. #a47b7e
  6. #9e7c7f
  7. #987d7f
  8. #927e7f
  9. #8c7e7f
  10. #867f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84837d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95907c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8717a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7f7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6877c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4747b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc787d {
  color: #bc787d;
}
Background
.bg-bc787d {
  background-color: #bc787d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc787d {
  border: 2px solid #bc787d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc787d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 120 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc787d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc787d, #bc9578);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc787d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 120 125 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 2.70 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 3.52 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.21 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.07 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.62 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.37 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.56 #438782 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bc787d  rgb(188, 120, 125)  hsl(356, 34%, 60%)  Old Rose
#78bcb7  rgb(120, 188, 183)  hsl(176, 34%, 60%)  Verdigris
#7dbc78  rgb(125, 188, 120)  hsl(116, 34%, 60%)  Mantis
#787dbc  rgb(120, 125, 188)  hsl(236, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous