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#CC796A

#cc796a ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc796a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 47.45% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.69% magenta, 48.04% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 9.18°, with 49% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.2755

Complementary

  1. #cc796a
  2. #6abdcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc796a
  2. #6accaa
  3. #6a8ccc

Analogous

  1. #cc6a8c
  2. #cc796a
  3. #ccaa6a

Triadic

  1. #cc796a
  2. #6acc79
  3. #796acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc796a
  2. #bdcc6a
  3. #6abdcc
  4. #796acc

Square

  1. #cc796a
  2. #8ccc6a
  3. #6abdcc
  4. #aa6acc

Monochromatic

  1. #753428
  2. #ae4d3c
  3. #cc796a
  4. #e0aca3
  5. #f3dfdc

Shades

#cc796a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc796a
  2. #b86d5f
  3. #a36155
  4. #8f554a
  5. #7a4940
  6. #663d35
  7. #52302a
  8. #3d2420
  9. #291815
  10. #140c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc796a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc796a
  2. #d18679
  3. #d69488
  4. #dba197
  5. #e0afa6
  6. #e6bcb5
  7. #ebc9c3
  8. #f0d7d2
  9. #f5e4e1
  10. #faf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc796a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc796a
  2. #c47a6c
  3. #bd7a6e
  4. #b57b71
  5. #ae7c73
  6. #a67d75
  7. #9e7d77
  8. #977e79
  9. #8f7f7c
  10. #887f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab8782 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8569 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09669 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc6d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8069 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b48b69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d67271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc796a {
  color: #cc796a;
}
Background
.bg-cc796a {
  background-color: #cc796a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc796a {
  border: 2px solid #cc796a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc796a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 121 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc796a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc796a, #ccaa6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc796a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 121 106 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.24 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.34 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.95 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.41 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.46 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.49 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.14 #338695 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cc796a  rgb(204, 121, 106)  hsl(9, 49%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#6abdcc  rgb(106, 189, 204)  hsl(189, 49%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#6acc79  rgb(106, 204, 121)  hsl(129, 49%, 61%)  Emerald
#796acc  rgb(121, 106, 204)  hsl(249, 49%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue