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#BE255B

#be255b ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be255b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 14.51% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.53% magenta, 52.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 338.82°, with 67.4% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #be255b
  2. #25be88

Split complementary

  1. #be255b
  2. #25be3b
  3. #25a8be

Analogous

  1. #be25a8
  2. #be255b
  3. #be3b25

Triadic

  1. #be255b
  2. #5bbe25
  3. #255bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be255b
  2. #be8825
  3. #25be88
  4. #255bbe

Square

  1. #be255b
  2. #a8be25
  3. #25be88
  4. #3b25be

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0c1e
  2. #7e193c
  3. #be255b
  4. #dd5283
  5. #ea92b1

Shades

#be255b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be255b
  2. #ab2152
  3. #981e49
  4. #851a40
  5. #721637
  6. #5f132e
  7. #4c0f24
  8. #390b1b
  9. #260712
  10. #130409
  11. #000000

Tints

#be255b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be255b
  2. #c53b6b
  3. #cb517c
  4. #d2668c
  5. #d87c9d
  6. #df92ad
  7. #e5a8bd
  8. #ecbece
  9. #f2d3de
  10. #f9e9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be255b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be255b
  2. #b82e5f
  3. #b23762
  4. #ab4066
  5. #a5496a
  6. #9f536e
  7. #995c71
  8. #936575
  9. #8c6e79
  10. #86777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915361 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e525c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767057 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89445c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985b59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9094b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be255b {
  color: #be255b;
}
Background
.bg-be255b {
  background-color: #be255b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be255b {
  border: 2px solid #be255b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be255b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 37 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be255b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be255b, #be3b25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be255b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 37 91 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.87 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.51 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.26 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.80 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.83 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.11 #41daa4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#be255b  rgb(190, 37, 91)  hsl(339, 67%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#25be88  rgb(37, 190, 136)  hsl(159, 67%, 45%)  Mint
#5bbe25  rgb(91, 190, 37)  hsl(99, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#255bbe  rgb(37, 91, 190)  hsl(219, 67%, 45%)  Denim