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#DE6257

#de6257 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de6257 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 38.43% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.86% magenta, 60.81% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 4.89°, with 67.16% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.2495

Complementary

  1. #de6257
  2. #57d3de

Split complementary

  1. #de6257
  2. #57dea6
  3. #5790de

Analogous

  1. #de5790
  2. #de6257
  3. #dea657

Triadic

  1. #de6257
  2. #57de62
  3. #6257de

Tetradic

  1. #de6257
  2. #d3de57
  3. #57d3de
  4. #6257de

Square

  1. #de6257
  2. #90de57
  3. #57d3de
  4. #a657de

Monochromatic

  1. #82221a
  2. #c23326
  3. #de6257
  4. #eb9e97
  5. #f7dad7

Shades

#de6257 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de6257
  2. #c8584e
  3. #b24e46
  4. #9b453d
  5. #853b34
  6. #6f312c
  7. #592723
  8. #431d1a
  9. #2c1411
  10. #160a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#de6257 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de6257
  2. #e17268
  3. #e58179
  4. #e89189
  5. #eba19a
  6. #efb1ab
  7. #f2c0bc
  8. #f5d0cd
  9. #f8e0dd
  10. #fcefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de6257 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de6257
  2. #d5655b
  3. #cb685f
  4. #c26b63
  5. #b86e67
  6. #af716c
  7. #a67470
  8. #9c7774
  9. #937a78
  10. #897d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b17b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817855 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09354 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f24b60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae7056 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc8255 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea555d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de6257 {
  color: #de6257;
}
Background
.bg-de6257 {
  background-color: #de6257;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de6257 {
  border: 2px solid #de6257;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de6257;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 98 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de6257 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de6257, #dea657);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de6257 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 98 87 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.91 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.21 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.87 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.95 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.95 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.64 #219da8 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#de6257  rgb(222, 98, 87)  hsl(5, 67%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#57d3de  rgb(87, 211, 222)  hsl(185, 67%, 61%)  Dark Turquoise
#57de62  rgb(87, 222, 98)  hsl(125, 67%, 61%)  Malachite
#6257de  rgb(98, 87, 222)  hsl(245, 67%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue