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#CC6F5E

#cc6f5e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc6f5e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 43.53% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.59% magenta, 53.92% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 9.27°, with 51.89% saturation and 58.43% 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 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.2501

Complementary

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #5ebbcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #5ecca6
  3. #5e84cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5e84
  2. #cc6f5e
  3. #cca65e

Triadic

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #5ecc6f
  3. #6f5ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #bbcc5e
  3. #5ebbcc
  4. #6f5ecc

Square

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #84cc5e
  3. #5ebbcc
  4. #a65ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e2f23
  2. #a84735
  3. #cc6f5e
  4. #dea398
  5. #f1d7d2

Shades

#cc6f5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #b86455
  3. #a3594b
  4. #8f4e42
  5. #7a4338
  6. #66382f
  7. #522c26
  8. #3d211c
  9. #291613
  10. #140b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6f5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #d17d6e
  3. #d68c7e
  4. #db9a8e
  5. #e0a99e
  6. #e6b7af
  7. #ebc5bf
  8. #f0d4cf
  9. #f5e2df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6f5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6f5e
  2. #c47161
  3. #bd7265
  4. #b57468
  5. #ae766c
  6. #a6786f
  7. #9e7972
  8. #977b76
  9. #8f7d79
  10. #887e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c915c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd606b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6785d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1845d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76666 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6f5e {
  color: #cc6f5e;
}
Background
.bg-cc6f5e {
  background-color: #cc6f5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6f5e {
  border: 2px solid #cc6f5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6f5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 111 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 52% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6f5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6f5e, #cca65e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6f5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 111 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.55 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.69 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.39 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 8.93 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 9.17 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.43 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.48 #3390a1 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc6f5e  rgb(204, 111, 94)  hsl(9, 52%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5ebbcc  rgb(94, 187, 204)  hsl(189, 52%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#5ecc6f  rgb(94, 204, 111)  hsl(129, 52%, 58%)  Emerald
#6f5ecc  rgb(111, 94, 204)  hsl(249, 52%, 58%)  Slate Blue