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#BC355D closest to Valentine’s Kiss

#BC355D is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 20.8% green and 36.5% blue (rgb(188, 53, 93)). Its HSL value is 342° hue, 56% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 51% yellow and 26% black. #BC355D is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.52:1.

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Variations of #BC355D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC355D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC355D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC355D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #79735A
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #55575E
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D545C
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #79735A
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90625A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD1945
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C32C53
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #845F66

#BC355D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.52:1 Good#BC355D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.81:1 Poor#BC355D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC355D in CSS

/* Valentine’s Kiss */
.color { color: #BC355D; }
.background { background-color: #BC355D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC355D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 53 93);
color: hsl(342 56% 47%);
color: oklch(0.542 0.173 7.4);

#BC355D FAQ

What color is #BC355D?

#BC355D is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC355D?

#BC355D is rgb(188, 53, 93) in RGB, hsl(342, 56%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 51%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC355D?

The complementary color of #BC355D is #35BC94, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC355D?

White text has the best contrast on #BC355D: 5.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC355D a warm or cool color?

#BC355D is a warm color.