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#E15E4E

#e15e4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e15e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 36.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.22% magenta, 65.33% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 6.53°, with 71.01% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.2456

Complementary

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #4ed1e1

Split complementary

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #4ee1a7
  3. #4e87e1

Analogous

  1. #e14e87
  2. #e15e4e
  3. #e1a74e

Triadic

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #4ee15e
  3. #5e4ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #d1e14e
  3. #4ed1e1
  4. #5e4ee1

Square

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #87e14e
  3. #4ed1e1
  4. #a74ee1

Monochromatic

  1. #802116
  2. #c23221
  3. #e15e4e
  4. #ec998f
  5. #f7d5d1

Shades

#e15e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #cb5546
  3. #b44b3e
  4. #9e4237
  5. #87382f
  6. #712f27
  7. #5a261f
  8. #441c17
  9. #2d1310
  10. #170908
  11. #000000

Tints

#e15e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #e46e60
  3. #e77e71
  4. #ea8e83
  5. #ed9e95
  6. #f0afa7
  7. #f3bfb8
  8. #f6cfca
  9. #f9dfdc
  10. #fcefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e15e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #d76153
  3. #ce6558
  4. #c4685d
  5. #ba6c62
  6. #b16f67
  7. #a7726c
  8. #9d7671
  9. #937976
  10. #8a7d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b37975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80764c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1934b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6435b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af6d4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be814c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee4f56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e15e4e {
  color: #e15e4e;
}
Background
.bg-e15e4e {
  background-color: #e15e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e15e4e {
  border: 2px solid #e15e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e15e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 94 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 71% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e15e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e15e4e, #e1a74e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e15e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 94 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.77 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.46 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.46 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.44 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.67 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.69 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.81 #1ea1b1 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e15e4e  rgb(225, 94, 78)  hsl(7, 71%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#4ed1e1  rgb(78, 209, 225)  hsl(187, 71%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#4ee15e  rgb(78, 225, 94)  hsl(127, 71%, 59%)  Malachite
#5e4ee1  rgb(94, 78, 225)  hsl(247, 71%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue