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#CC755D

#cc755d ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc755d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 45.88% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.65% magenta, 54.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 12.97°, with 52.11% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2635

Complementary

  1. #cc755d
  2. #5db4cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc755d
  2. #5dccad
  3. #5d7dcc

Analogous

  1. #cc5d7d
  2. #cc755d
  3. #ccad5d

Triadic

  1. #cc755d
  2. #5dcc75
  3. #755dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc755d
  2. #b4cc5d
  3. #5db4cc
  4. #755dcc

Square

  1. #cc755d
  2. #7dcc5d
  3. #5db4cc
  4. #ad5dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e3322
  2. #a84e35
  3. #cc755d
  4. #dea797
  5. #f1d8d1

Shades

#cc755d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc755d
  2. #b86954
  3. #a35e4a
  4. #8f5241
  5. #7a4638
  6. #663b2f
  7. #522f25
  8. #3d231c
  9. #291713
  10. #140c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc755d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc755d
  2. #d1836d
  3. #d6917d
  4. #db9e8e
  5. #e0ac9e
  6. #e6baae
  7. #ebc8be
  8. #f0d6ce
  9. #f5e3df
  10. #faf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc755d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc755d
  2. #c47661
  3. #bd7764
  4. #b57868
  5. #ae796b
  6. #a67b6f
  7. #9e7c72
  8. #977d76
  9. #8f7e79
  10. #887f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa847c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b815b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0935c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd676f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a97c5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3885c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc755d {
  color: #cc755d;
}
Background
.bg-cc755d {
  background-color: #cc755d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc755d {
  border: 2px solid #cc755d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc755d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 117 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 52% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc755d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc755d, #ccad5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc755d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 117 93 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.36 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.96 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.56 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.56 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.61 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.73 #338aa2 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc755d  rgb(204, 117, 93)  hsl(13, 52%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5db4cc  rgb(93, 180, 204)  hsl(193, 52%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#5dcc75  rgb(93, 204, 117)  hsl(133, 52%, 58%)  Emerald
#755dcc  rgb(117, 93, 204)  hsl(253, 52%, 58%)  Slate Blue