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#DC7259

#dc7259 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc7259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 44.71% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.18% magenta, 59.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 11.45°, with 65.17% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.32.

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Relative luminance0.2797

Complementary

  1. #dc7259
  2. #59c3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc7259
  2. #59dcb4
  3. #5982dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5982
  2. #dc7259
  3. #dcb459

Triadic

  1. #dc7259
  2. #59dc72
  3. #7259dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc7259
  2. #c3dc59
  3. #59c3dc
  4. #7259dc

Square

  1. #dc7259
  2. #82dc59
  3. #59c3dc
  4. #b459dc

Monochromatic

  1. #812f1b
  2. #c04528
  3. #dc7259
  4. #e9a898
  5. #f7ddd7

Shades

#dc7259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc7259
  2. #c66750
  3. #b05b47
  4. #9a503e
  5. #844435
  6. #6e392d
  7. #582e24
  8. #42221b
  9. #2c1712
  10. #160b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc7259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc7259
  2. #e0806a
  3. #e38e7a
  4. #e79c8b
  5. #eaaa9b
  6. #eeb9ac
  7. #f1c7bd
  8. #f5d5cd
  9. #f8e3de
  10. #fcf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc7259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc7259
  2. #d3735d
  3. #ca7561
  4. #c07665
  5. #b77869
  6. #ae796d
  7. #a57a70
  8. #9c7c74
  9. #927d78
  10. #897f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4857e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8257 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f05f6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27c58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be8b58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e86765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc7259 {
  color: #dc7259;
}
Background
.bg-dc7259 {
  background-color: #dc7259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc7259 {
  border: 2px solid #dc7259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc7259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 114 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc7259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc7259, #dcb459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc7259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 114 89 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.32 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.53 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.33 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.44 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.45 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.50 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.49 #238da6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#dc7259  rgb(220, 114, 89)  hsl(11, 65%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#59c3dc  rgb(89, 195, 220)  hsl(191, 65%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#59dc72  rgb(89, 220, 114)  hsl(131, 65%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#7259dc  rgb(114, 89, 220)  hsl(251, 65%, 61%)  Slate Blue