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#C17153

#c17153 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c17153 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 44.31% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.45% magenta, 56.99% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 16.36°, with 47.01% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.2377

Complementary

  1. #c17153
  2. #53a3c1

Split complementary

  1. #c17153
  2. #53c1a8
  3. #536cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1536c
  2. #c17153
  3. #c1a853

Triadic

  1. #c17153
  2. #53c171
  3. #7153c1

Tetradic

  1. #c17153
  2. #a3c153
  3. #53a3c1
  4. #7153c1

Square

  1. #c17153
  2. #6cc153
  3. #53a3c1
  4. #a853c1

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3021
  2. #934e35
  3. #c17153
  4. #d59f8b
  5. #eacec3

Shades

#c17153 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c17153
  2. #ae664b
  3. #9a5a42
  4. #874f3a
  5. #744432
  6. #61392a
  7. #4d2d21
  8. #3a2219
  9. #271711
  10. #130b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c17153 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c17153
  2. #c77f64
  3. #cd8d75
  4. #d49c87
  5. #daaa98
  6. #e0b8a9
  7. #e6c6ba
  8. #ecd4cb
  9. #f3e3dd
  10. #f9f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c17153 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c17153
  2. #bb7358
  3. #b4745c
  4. #ae7661
  5. #a77765
  6. #a1796a
  7. #9a7a6e
  8. #947c73
  9. #8d7d77
  10. #877f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17e75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998d52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2636a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a17751 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb6961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c17153 {
  color: #c17153;
}
Background
.bg-c17153 {
  background-color: #c17153;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c17153 {
  border: 2px solid #c17153;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c17153;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 113 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 47% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c17153 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c17153, #c1a853);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c17153 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 113 83 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.28 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.78 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.17 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.42 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.56 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.84 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.46 #3e8eac Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c17153  rgb(193, 113, 83)  hsl(16, 47%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#53a3c1  rgb(83, 163, 193)  hsl(196, 47%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#53c171  rgb(83, 193, 113)  hsl(136, 47%, 54%)  Emerald
#7153c1  rgb(113, 83, 193)  hsl(256, 47%, 54%)  Slate Blue