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#C57765

#c57765 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c57765 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 46.67% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.59% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 11.25°, with 45.28% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.26

Complementary

  1. #c57765
  2. #65b3c5

Split complementary

  1. #c57765
  2. #65c5a7
  3. #6583c5

Analogous

  1. #c56583
  2. #c57765
  3. #c5a765

Triadic

  1. #c57765
  2. #65c577
  3. #7765c5

Tetradic

  1. #c57765
  2. #b3c565
  3. #65b3c5
  4. #7765c5

Square

  1. #c57765
  2. #83c565
  3. #65b3c5
  4. #a765c5

Monochromatic

  1. #693428
  2. #a14f3d
  3. #c57765
  4. #daa89d
  5. #efd9d4

Shades

#c57765 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c57765
  2. #b16b5b
  3. #9e5f51
  4. #8a5347
  5. #76473d
  6. #633c33
  7. #4f3028
  8. #3b241e
  9. #271814
  10. #140c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c57765 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c57765
  2. #cb8574
  3. #d19284
  4. #d6a093
  5. #dcada3
  6. #e2bbb2
  7. #e8c9c1
  8. #eed6d1
  9. #f3e4e0
  10. #f9f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c57765 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c57765
  2. #be7868
  3. #b7796a
  4. #b07a6d
  5. #a97b70
  6. #a37c73
  7. #9c7c75
  8. #957d78
  9. #8e7e7b
  10. #877f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6847e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8263 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9264 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d56b72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a57e64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae8864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf706d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c57765 {
  color: #c57765;
}
Background
.bg-c57765 {
  background-color: #c57765;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c57765 {
  border: 2px solid #c57765;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c57765;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 119 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 45% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c57765 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c57765, #c5a765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c57765 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 119 101 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.93 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.14 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.81 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 10.13 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.29 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 10.40 #3a889a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c57765  rgb(197, 119, 101)  hsl(11, 45%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#65b3c5  rgb(101, 179, 197)  hsl(191, 45%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#65c577  rgb(101, 197, 119)  hsl(131, 45%, 58%)  Emerald
#7765c5  rgb(119, 101, 197)  hsl(251, 45%, 58%)  Slate Blue