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#DC755D

#dc755d ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc755d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 45.88% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.82% magenta, 57.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 11.34°, with 64.47% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #dc755d
  2. #5dc4dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc755d
  2. #5ddcb4
  3. #5d84dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5d84
  2. #dc755d
  3. #dcb45d

Triadic

  1. #dc755d
  2. #5ddc75
  3. #755ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc755d
  2. #c4dc5d
  3. #5dc4dc
  4. #755ddc

Square

  1. #dc755d
  2. #84dc5d
  3. #5dc4dc
  4. #b45ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #84301c
  2. #c2472a
  3. #dc755d
  4. #eaab9c
  5. #f7e0db

Shades

#dc755d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc755d
  2. #c66954
  3. #b05e4a
  4. #9a5241
  5. #844638
  6. #6e3b2f
  7. #582f25
  8. #42231c
  9. #2c1713
  10. #160c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc755d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc755d
  2. #e0836d
  3. #e3917d
  4. #e79e8e
  5. #eaac9e
  6. #eebaae
  7. #f1c8be
  8. #f5d6ce
  9. #f8e3df
  10. #fcf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc755d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc755d
  2. #d37661
  3. #ca7764
  4. #c07868
  5. #b7796b
  6. #ae7b6f
  7. #a57c72
  8. #9c7d76
  9. #927e79
  10. #897f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b48780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f855b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89a5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef636f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b37f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf8d5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e86b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc755d {
  color: #dc755d;
}
Background
.bg-dc755d {
  background-color: #dc755d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc755d {
  border: 2px solid #dc755d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc755d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 117 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 64% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc755d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc755d, #dcb45d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc755d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 117 93 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.37 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.74 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.25 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.80 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.93 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.43 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.43 #238aa2 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#dc755d  rgb(220, 117, 93)  hsl(11, 64%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#5dc4dc  rgb(93, 196, 220)  hsl(191, 64%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#5ddc75  rgb(93, 220, 117)  hsl(131, 64%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#755ddc  rgb(117, 93, 220)  hsl(251, 64%, 61%)  Slate Blue