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#CC6148

#cc6148 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc6148 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 38.04% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 11.36°, with 56.41% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2185

Complementary

  1. #cc6148
  2. #48b3cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6148
  2. #48cca3
  3. #4871cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4871
  2. #cc6148
  3. #cca348

Triadic

  1. #cc6148
  2. #48cc61
  3. #6148cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6148
  2. #b3cc48
  3. #48b3cc
  4. #6148cc

Square

  1. #cc6148
  2. #71cc48
  3. #48b3cc
  4. #a348cc

Monochromatic

  1. #60281b
  2. #9c412b
  3. #cc6148
  4. #dd9584
  5. #edc8c0

Shades

#cc6148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6148
  2. #b85741
  3. #a34e3a
  4. #8f4432
  5. #7a3a2b
  6. #663124
  7. #52271d
  8. #3d1d16
  9. #29130e
  10. #140a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6148
  2. #d1715a
  3. #d6816d
  4. #db907f
  5. #e0a091
  6. #e6b0a4
  7. #ebc0b6
  8. #f0d0c8
  9. #f5dfda
  10. #faefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6148
  2. #c4644e
  3. #bd6753
  4. #b56a59
  5. #ae6d5e
  6. #a67164
  7. #9e746a
  8. #97776f
  9. #8f7a75
  10. #887d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4756e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7245 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df4d5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a36c46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af7b47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d85554 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6148 {
  color: #cc6148;
}
Background
.bg-cc6148 {
  background-color: #cc6148;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6148 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 97 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6148, #cca348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 97 72 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.38 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.53 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.53 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.68 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.77 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.85 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.36 #339eb7 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc6148  rgb(204, 97, 72)  hsl(11, 56%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#48b3cc  rgb(72, 179, 204)  hsl(191, 56%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#48cc61  rgb(72, 204, 97)  hsl(131, 56%, 54%)  Emerald
#6148cc  rgb(97, 72, 204)  hsl(251, 56%, 54%)  Iris