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#CB6550

#cb6550 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb6550 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 39.61% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.25% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 10.24°, with 54.19% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.2258

Complementary

  1. #cb6550
  2. #50b6cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb6550
  2. #50cba2
  3. #5079cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5079
  2. #cb6550
  3. #cba250

Triadic

  1. #cb6550
  2. #50cb65
  3. #6550cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb6550
  2. #b6cb50
  3. #50b6cb
  4. #6550cb

Square

  1. #cb6550
  2. #79cb50
  3. #50b6cb
  4. #a250cb

Monochromatic

  1. #642a1e
  2. #9f422f
  3. #cb6550
  4. #dd998b
  5. #eecdc6

Shades

#cb6550 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb6550
  2. #b75b48
  3. #a25140
  4. #8e4738
  5. #7a3d30
  6. #663328
  7. #512820
  8. #3d1e18
  9. #291410
  10. #140a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb6550 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb6550
  2. #d07462
  3. #d58473
  4. #db9385
  5. #e0a396
  6. #e5b2a8
  7. #eac1b9
  8. #efd1cb
  9. #f5e0dc
  10. #faf0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb6550 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb6550
  2. #c46855
  3. #bc6a5a
  4. #b56d5e
  5. #ad7063
  6. #a67368
  7. #9e756d
  8. #977872
  9. #8f7b76
  10. #887d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd5360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a36f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af7e4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d65b5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb6550 {
  color: #cb6550;
}
Background
.bg-cb6550 {
  background-color: #cb6550;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb6550 {
  border: 2px solid #cb6550;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb6550;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 101 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb6550 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb6550, #cba250);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb6550 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 101 80 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.66 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.71 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.37 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.37 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.72 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.07 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.47 #349aaf Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cb6550  rgb(203, 101, 80)  hsl(10, 54%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#50b6cb  rgb(80, 182, 203)  hsl(190, 54%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#50cb65  rgb(80, 203, 101)  hsl(130, 54%, 55%)  Emerald
#6550cb  rgb(101, 80, 203)  hsl(250, 54%, 55%)  Iris