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#CB735E

#cb735e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb735e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 45.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 53.69% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 11.56°, with 51.17% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2577

Complementary

  1. #cb735e
  2. #5eb6cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb735e
  2. #5ecbaa
  3. #5e80cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5e80
  2. #cb735e
  3. #cbaa5e

Triadic

  1. #cb735e
  2. #5ecb73
  3. #735ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb735e
  2. #b6cb5e
  3. #5eb6cb
  4. #735ecb

Square

  1. #cb735e
  2. #80cb5e
  3. #5eb6cb
  4. #aa5ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d3123
  2. #a74c36
  3. #cb735e
  4. #dea598
  5. #f0d8d2

Shades

#cb735e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb735e
  2. #b76855
  3. #a25c4b
  4. #8e5142
  5. #7a4538
  6. #663a2f
  7. #512e26
  8. #3d231c
  9. #291713
  10. #140c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb735e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb735e
  2. #d0816e
  3. #d58f7e
  4. #db9d8e
  5. #e0ab9e
  6. #e5b9af
  7. #eac7bf
  8. #efd5cf
  9. #f5e3df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb735e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb735e
  2. #c47461
  3. #bc7665
  4. #b57768
  5. #ad786c
  6. #a67a6f
  7. #9e7b72
  8. #977c76
  9. #8f7d79
  10. #887f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8827b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89805c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e925d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc656e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a77b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2875d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d56b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb735e {
  color: #cb735e;
}
Background
.bg-cb735e {
  background-color: #cb735e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb735e {
  border: 2px solid #cb735e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb735e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 115 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 51% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb735e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb735e, #cbaa5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb735e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 115 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.40 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.59 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.43 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.21 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.56 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.70 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.83 #348ca1 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cb735e  rgb(203, 115, 94)  hsl(12, 51%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5eb6cb  rgb(94, 182, 203)  hsl(192, 51%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#5ecb73  rgb(94, 203, 115)  hsl(132, 51%, 58%)  Emerald
#735ecb  rgb(115, 94, 203)  hsl(252, 51%, 58%)  Slate Blue