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#C9735E

#c9735e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c9735e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 45.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.79% magenta, 53.23% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 11.78°, with 49.77% saturation and 57.84% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #c9735e
  2. #5eb4c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9735e
  2. #5ec9a9
  3. #5e7ec9

Analogous

  1. #c95e7e
  2. #c9735e
  3. #c9a95e

Triadic

  1. #c9735e
  2. #5ec973
  3. #735ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c9735e
  2. #b4c95e
  3. #5eb4c9
  4. #735ec9

Square

  1. #c9735e
  2. #7ec95e
  3. #5eb4c9
  4. #a95ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a3224
  2. #a44c37
  3. #c9735e
  4. #dca597
  5. #efd7d1

Shades

#c9735e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9735e
  2. #b56855
  3. #a15c4b
  4. #8d5142
  5. #794538
  6. #653a2f
  7. #502e26
  8. #3c231c
  9. #281713
  10. #140c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9735e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9735e
  2. #ce816e
  3. #d48f7e
  4. #d99d8e
  5. #dfab9e
  6. #e4b9af
  7. #e9c7bf
  8. #efd5cf
  9. #f4e3df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9735e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9735e
  2. #c27461
  3. #ba7665
  4. #b37768
  5. #ac786c
  6. #a57a6f
  7. #9d7b72
  8. #967c76
  9. #8f7d79
  10. #877f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7827b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887f5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d915d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da656e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a67a5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0865d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d36b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9735e {
  color: #c9735e;
}
Background
.bg-c9735e {
  background-color: #c9735e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9735e {
  border: 2px solid #c9735e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9735e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 115 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 50% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9735e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9735e, #c9a95e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9735e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 115 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.80 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.90 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.49 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.62 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.75 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.93 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 10.07 #368ca1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#c9735e  rgb(201, 115, 94)  hsl(12, 50%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5eb4c9  rgb(94, 180, 201)  hsl(192, 50%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#5ec973  rgb(94, 201, 115)  hsl(132, 50%, 58%)  Emerald
#735ec9  rgb(115, 94, 201)  hsl(252, 50%, 58%)  Slate Blue