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#CD7C68

#cd7c68 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd7c68 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 48.63% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.51% magenta, 49.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 11.88°, with 50.25% saturation and 60.59% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #68b9cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #68cdaf
  3. #6887cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6887
  2. #cd7c68
  3. #cdaf68

Triadic

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #68cd7c
  3. #7c68cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #b9cd68
  3. #68b9cd
  4. #7c68cd

Square

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #87cd68
  3. #68b9cd
  4. #af68cd

Monochromatic

  1. #753627
  2. #af513a
  3. #cd7c68
  4. #e0aea1
  5. #f3e0db

Shades

#cd7c68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #b9705e
  3. #a46353
  4. #905749
  5. #7b4a3e
  6. #673e34
  7. #52322a
  8. #3e251f
  9. #291915
  10. #150c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd7c68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #d28977
  3. #d79686
  4. #dca395
  5. #e1b0a4
  6. #e6beb4
  7. #ebcbc3
  8. #f0d8d2
  9. #f5e5e1
  10. #faf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd7c68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd7c68
  2. #c57c6a
  3. #be7d6d
  4. #b67d6f
  5. #ae7e72
  6. #a77e74
  7. #9f7e76
  8. #977f79
  9. #8f7f7b
  10. #88807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac8983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8766 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39867 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd6f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac8367 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b58e67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d77571 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd7c68 {
  color: #cd7c68;
}
Background
.bg-cd7c68 {
  background-color: #cd7c68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd7c68 {
  border: 2px solid #cd7c68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd7c68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 124 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd7c68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd7c68, #cdaf68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd7c68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 124 104 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.95 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.87 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.26 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.58 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.66 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.23 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.45 #328397 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cd7c68  rgb(205, 124, 104)  hsl(12, 50%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#68b9cd  rgb(104, 185, 205)  hsl(192, 50%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#68cd7c  rgb(104, 205, 124)  hsl(132, 50%, 61%)  Emerald
#7c68cd  rgb(124, 104, 205)  hsl(252, 50%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue