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#C66751

#c66751 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c66751 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 40.39% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.98% magenta, 59.09% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 11.28°, with 50.65% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #c66751
  2. #51b0c6

Split complementary

  1. #c66751
  2. #51c6a2
  3. #5176c6

Analogous

  1. #c65176
  2. #c66751
  3. #c6a251

Triadic

  1. #c66751
  2. #51c667
  3. #6751c6

Tetradic

  1. #c66751
  2. #b0c651
  3. #51b0c6
  4. #6751c6

Square

  1. #c66751
  2. #76c651
  3. #51b0c6
  4. #a251c6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2b1f
  2. #994532
  3. #c66751
  4. #d9998b
  5. #ecccc4

Shades

#c66751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c66751
  2. #b25d49
  3. #9e5241
  4. #8b4839
  5. #773e31
  6. #633429
  7. #4f2920
  8. #3b1f18
  9. #281510
  10. #140a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c66751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c66751
  2. #cc7662
  3. #d18574
  4. #d79585
  5. #dda497
  6. #e3b3a8
  7. #e8c2b9
  8. #eed1cb
  9. #f4e1dc
  10. #f9f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c66751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c66751
  2. #bf6a56
  3. #b86c5a
  4. #b16f5f
  5. #aa7164
  6. #a37469
  7. #9c766d
  8. #957972
  9. #8e7b77
  10. #877e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d85662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07050 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7d50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d15e5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c66751 {
  color: #c66751;
}
Background
.bg-c66751 {
  background-color: #c66751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c66751 {
  border: 2px solid #c66751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c66751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 103 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 51% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c66751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c66751, #c6a251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c66751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 103 81 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.22 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.26 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.10 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.30 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.30 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.33 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.49 #3998ae Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c66751  rgb(198, 103, 81)  hsl(11, 51%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#51b0c6  rgb(81, 176, 198)  hsl(191, 51%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#51c667  rgb(81, 198, 103)  hsl(131, 51%, 55%)  Emerald
#6751c6  rgb(103, 81, 198)  hsl(251, 51%, 55%)  Iris