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#CC745E

#cc745e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc745e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 45.49% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 53.92% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 51.89% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #cc745e
  2. #5eb6cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc745e
  2. #5eccab
  3. #5e7fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc5e7f
  2. #cc745e
  3. #ccab5e

Triadic

  1. #cc745e
  2. #5ecc74
  3. #745ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc745e
  2. #b6cc5e
  3. #5eb6cc
  4. #745ecc

Square

  1. #cc745e
  2. #7fcc5e
  3. #5eb6cc
  4. #ab5ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e3223
  2. #a84c35
  3. #cc745e
  4. #dea698
  5. #f1d8d2

Shades

#cc745e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc745e
  2. #b86855
  3. #a35d4b
  4. #8f5142
  5. #7a4638
  6. #663a2f
  7. #522e26
  8. #3d231c
  9. #291713
  10. #140c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc745e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc745e
  2. #d1826e
  3. #d6907e
  4. #db9e8e
  5. #e0ac9e
  6. #e6baaf
  7. #ebc7bf
  8. #f0d5cf
  9. #f5e3df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc745e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc745e
  2. #c47561
  3. #bd7665
  4. #b57868
  5. #ae796c
  6. #a67a6f
  7. #9e7b72
  8. #977c76
  9. #8f7e79
  10. #887f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9837c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a805c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f935d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd666f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a87c5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3885d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc745e {
  color: #cc745e;
}
Background
.bg-cc745e {
  background-color: #cc745e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc745e {
  border: 2px solid #cc745e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc745e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 116 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 52% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc745e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc745e, #ccab5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc745e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 116 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.23 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.26 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.85 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.10 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.41 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.54 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 9.85 #338ba1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc745e  rgb(204, 116, 94)  hsl(12, 52%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5eb6cc  rgb(94, 182, 204)  hsl(192, 52%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#5ecc74  rgb(94, 204, 116)  hsl(132, 52%, 58%)  Emerald
#745ecc  rgb(116, 94, 204)  hsl(252, 52%, 58%)  Slate Blue