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#CC7253

#cc7253 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.12% magenta, 59.31% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 15.37°, with 54.26% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands 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 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.255

Complementary

  1. #cc7253
  2. #53adcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc7253
  2. #53ccae
  3. #5370cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5370
  2. #cc7253
  3. #ccae53

Triadic

  1. #cc7253
  2. #53cc72
  3. #7253cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc7253
  2. #adcc53
  3. #53adcc
  4. #7253cc

Square

  1. #cc7253
  2. #70cc53
  3. #53adcc
  4. #ae53cc

Monochromatic

  1. #67311f
  2. #a24d30
  3. #cc7253
  4. #dda28e
  5. #efd3c9

Shades

#cc7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc7253
  2. #b8674b
  3. #a35b42
  4. #8f503a
  5. #7a4432
  6. #66392a
  7. #522e21
  8. #3d2219
  9. #291711
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc7253
  2. #d18064
  3. #d68e75
  4. #db9c87
  5. #e0aa98
  6. #e6b9a9
  7. #ebc7ba
  8. #f0d5cb
  9. #f5e3dd
  10. #faf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc7253
  2. #c47358
  3. #bd755c
  4. #b57661
  5. #ae7865
  6. #a6796a
  7. #9e7a6e
  8. #977c73
  9. #8f7d77
  10. #887f7c
  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 #a98178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a87a51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc7253 {
  color: #cc7253;
}
Background
.bg-cc7253 {
  background-color: #cc7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc7253 {
  border: 2px solid #cc7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc7253, #ccae53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.25 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.51 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.33 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.05 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.50 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.69 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 10.02 #338dac Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc7253  rgb(204, 114, 83)  hsl(15, 54%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53adcc  rgb(83, 173, 204)  hsl(195, 54%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#53cc72  rgb(83, 204, 114)  hsl(135, 54%, 56%)  Emerald
#7253cc  rgb(114, 83, 204)  hsl(255, 54%, 56%)  Slate Blue