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#C76E4E

#c76e4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c76e4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 43.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.72% magenta, 60.8% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 15.87°, with 51.93% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.44.

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Relative luminance0.2384

Complementary

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #4ea7c7

Split complementary

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #4ec7aa
  3. #4e6ac7

Analogous

  1. #c74e6a
  2. #c76e4e
  3. #c7aa4e

Triadic

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #4ec76e
  3. #6e4ec7

Tetradic

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #a7c74e
  3. #4ea7c7
  4. #6e4ec7

Square

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #6ac74e
  3. #4ea7c7
  4. #aa4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2f1e
  2. #984c30
  3. #c76e4e
  4. #d99e88
  5. #eccdc2

Shades

#c76e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #b36346
  3. #9f583e
  4. #8b4d37
  5. #77422f
  6. #643727
  7. #502c1f
  8. #3c2117
  9. #281610
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c76e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #cd7d60
  3. #d28b71
  4. #d89a83
  5. #dda895
  6. #e3b7a7
  7. #e9c5b8
  8. #eed4ca
  9. #f4e2dc
  10. #f9f1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c76e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c76e4e
  2. #c07053
  3. #b97258
  4. #b2735d
  5. #ab7562
  6. #a47767
  7. #9c796c
  8. #957b71
  9. #8e7c76
  10. #877e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857a4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8e4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d95e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4764c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae824d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2655d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c76e4e {
  color: #c76e4e;
}
Background
.bg-c76e4e {
  background-color: #c76e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c76e4e {
  border: 2px solid #c76e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c76e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 110 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 52% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c76e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c76e4e, #c7aa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c76e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 110 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.44 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.69 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.94 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.20 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.83 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 10.36 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 10.48 #3891b1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c76e4e  rgb(199, 110, 78)  hsl(16, 52%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#4ea7c7  rgb(78, 167, 199)  hsl(196, 52%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#4ec76e  rgb(78, 199, 110)  hsl(136, 52%, 54%)  Emerald
#6e4ec7  rgb(110, 78, 199)  hsl(256, 52%, 54%)  Iris