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#BB7463

#bb7463 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7463 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 45.49% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.97% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.59°, with 39.29% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.85.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2396

Complementary

  1. #bb7463
  2. #63aabb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7463
  2. #63bba0
  3. #637ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb637e
  2. #bb7463
  3. #bba063

Triadic

  1. #bb7463
  2. #63bb74
  3. #7463bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7463
  2. #aabb63
  3. #63aabb
  4. #7463bb

Square

  1. #bb7463
  2. #7ebb63
  3. #63aabb
  4. #a063bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d3228
  2. #924f40
  3. #bb7463
  4. #d2a398
  5. #e9d3ce

Shades

#bb7463 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7463
  2. #a86859
  3. #965d4f
  4. #835145
  5. #70463b
  6. #5e3a32
  7. #4b2e28
  8. #38231e
  9. #251714
  10. #130c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7463 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7463
  2. #c28273
  3. #c99082
  4. #cf9e92
  5. #d6aca1
  6. #ddbab1
  7. #e4c7c1
  8. #ebd5d0
  9. #f1e3e0
  10. #f8f1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7463 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7463
  2. #b57566
  3. #af7669
  4. #a9786c
  5. #a3796f
  6. #9e7a72
  7. #987b74
  8. #927c77
  9. #8c7e7a
  10. #867f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857d62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968c62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d7a62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68362 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c46e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7463 {
  color: #bb7463;
}
Background
.bg-bb7463 {
  background-color: #bb7463;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7463 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7463;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7463;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 116 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7463 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7463, #bba063);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7463 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 116 99 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.85 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.23 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.79 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.82 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.93 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.10 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.69 #448b9c Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#bb7463  rgb(187, 116, 99)  hsl(12, 39%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#63aabb  rgb(99, 170, 187)  hsl(192, 39%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#63bb74  rgb(99, 187, 116)  hsl(132, 39%, 56%)  Emerald
#7463bb  rgb(116, 99, 187)  hsl(252, 39%, 56%)  Slate Blue