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#DE755C

#de755c ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de755c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 45.88% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.3% magenta, 58.56% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 11.54°, with 66.33% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.2902

Complementary

  1. #de755c
  2. #5cc5de

Split complementary

  1. #de755c
  2. #5cdeb6
  3. #5c84de

Analogous

  1. #de5c84
  2. #de755c
  3. #deb65c

Triadic

  1. #de755c
  2. #5cde75
  3. #755cde

Tetradic

  1. #de755c
  2. #c5de5c
  3. #5cc5de
  4. #755cde

Square

  1. #de755c
  2. #84de5c
  3. #5cc5de
  4. #b65cde

Monochromatic

  1. #86301b
  2. #c64628
  3. #de755c
  4. #ebab9c
  5. #f8e1db

Shades

#de755c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de755c
  2. #c86953
  3. #b25e4a
  4. #9b5240
  5. #854637
  6. #6f3b2e
  7. #592f25
  8. #43231c
  9. #2c1712
  10. #160c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#de755c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de755c
  2. #e1836c
  3. #e5917d
  4. #e89e8d
  5. #ebac9d
  6. #efbaae
  7. #f2c8be
  8. #f5d6ce
  9. #f8e3de
  10. #fcf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de755c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de755c
  2. #d57660
  3. #cb7763
  4. #c27867
  5. #b8796a
  6. #af7b6e
  7. #a67c72
  8. #9c7d75
  9. #937e79
  10. #897f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b68880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f855a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99b5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2636f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b47f5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea6b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de755c {
  color: #de755c;
}
Background
.bg-de755c {
  background-color: #de755c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de755c {
  border: 2px solid #de755c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de755c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 117 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de755c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de755c, #deb65c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de755c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 117 92 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.21 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.01 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.44 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.82 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.31 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.00 #218aa3 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#de755c  rgb(222, 117, 92)  hsl(12, 66%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#5cc5de  rgb(92, 197, 222)  hsl(192, 66%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#5cde75  rgb(92, 222, 117)  hsl(132, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#755cde  rgb(117, 92, 222)  hsl(252, 66%, 62%)  Slate Blue