What color is #BD375C?

#BD375C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Cry of a Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD375C?

The RGB value is 189, 55, 92: 189 red, 55 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD375C?

The complementary color is #37BD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD375C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD375C color

#BD375C rgb(189, 55, 92)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD375C is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 21.6% green and 36.1% blue (189, 55, 92).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 55% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 51% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Cry of a Rose (#B23C5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#BD375C color codes

HEX	`#BD375C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 55, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 21.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 55%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 71%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 51%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 55.65, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 56.51, 10)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.286, 14.327, 11.61)`
Decimal	`12400476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD375C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BD375C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD375C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BD375C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd375c; }
.text { color: #bd375c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd375c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 55 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd375c, #bd5537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #BD375C?: #BD375C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Cry of a Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD375C?: The RGB value is 189, 55, 92: 189 red, 55 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD375C?: The complementary color is #37BD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD375C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.