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#CC7255

#cc7255 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc7255 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.12% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 14.62°, with 53.85% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.2553

Complementary

  1. #cc7255
  2. #55afcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc7255
  2. #55ccae
  3. #5574cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5574
  2. #cc7255
  3. #ccae55

Triadic

  1. #cc7255
  2. #55cc72
  3. #7255cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc7255
  2. #afcc55
  3. #55afcc
  4. #7255cc

Square

  1. #cc7255
  2. #74cc55
  3. #55afcc
  4. #ae55cc

Monochromatic

  1. #69311f
  2. #a34d31
  3. #cc7255
  4. #dea390
  5. #efd4cb

Shades

#cc7255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc7255
  2. #b8674d
  3. #a35b44
  4. #8f503c
  5. #7a4433
  6. #66392b
  7. #522e22
  8. #3d221a
  9. #291711
  10. #140b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc7255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc7255
  2. #d18066
  3. #d68e77
  4. #db9c88
  5. #e0aa99
  6. #e6b9aa
  7. #ebc7bb
  8. #f0d5cc
  9. #f5e3dd
  10. #faf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc7255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc7255
  2. #c47359
  3. #bd755e
  4. #b57662
  5. #ae7866
  6. #a6796b
  7. #9e7a6f
  8. #977c73
  9. #8f7d77
  10. #887f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a98178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897f52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de626b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a87a53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38654 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc7255 {
  color: #cc7255;
}
Background
.bg-cc7255 {
  background-color: #cc7255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc7255 {
  border: 2px solid #cc7255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc7255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 114 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc7255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc7255, #ccae55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc7255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 114 85 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.89 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.54 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.68 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.38 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.45 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.88 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 10.19 #338daa Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc7255  rgb(204, 114, 85)  hsl(15, 54%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#55afcc  rgb(85, 175, 204)  hsl(195, 54%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#55cc72  rgb(85, 204, 114)  hsl(135, 54%, 57%)  Emerald
#7255cc  rgb(114, 85, 204)  hsl(255, 54%, 57%)  Slate Blue