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#E16243

#e16243 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e16243 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 38.43% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.44% magenta, 70.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 11.77°, with 72.48% saturation and 57.25% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #e16243
  2. #43c2e1

Split complementary

  1. #e16243
  2. #43e1b1
  3. #4373e1

Analogous

  1. #e14373
  2. #e16243
  3. #e1b143

Triadic

  1. #e16243
  2. #43e162
  3. #6243e1

Tetradic

  1. #e16243
  2. #c2e143
  3. #43c2e1
  4. #6243e1

Square

  1. #e16243
  2. #73e143
  3. #43c2e1
  4. #b143e1

Monochromatic

  1. #782713
  2. #ba3c1e
  3. #e16243
  4. #ec9985
  5. #f6d0c7

Shades

#e16243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e16243
  2. #cb583c
  3. #b44e36
  4. #9e452f
  5. #873b28
  6. #713122
  7. #5a271b
  8. #441d14
  9. #2d140d
  10. #170a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#e16243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e16243
  2. #e47256
  3. #e78169
  4. #ea917b
  5. #eda18e
  6. #f0b1a1
  7. #f3c0b4
  8. #f6d0c7
  9. #f9e0d9
  10. #fcefec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e16243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e16243
  2. #d76549
  3. #ce684f
  4. #c46b55
  5. #ba6e5b
  6. #b17162
  7. #a77468
  8. #9d776e
  9. #937a74
  10. #8a7d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b37b74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84783f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7475b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b17041 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf8341 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee5353 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e16243 {
  color: #e16243;
}
Background
.bg-e16243 {
  background-color: #e16243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e16243 {
  border: 2px solid #e16243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e16243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 98 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e16243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e16243, #e1b143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e16243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 98 67 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.61 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.62 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.42 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.57 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.53 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.53 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.65 #1e9dbc Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e16243  rgb(225, 98, 67)  hsl(12, 72%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#43c2e1  rgb(67, 194, 225)  hsl(192, 72%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#43e162  rgb(67, 225, 98)  hsl(132, 72%, 57%)  Malachite
#6243e1  rgb(98, 67, 225)  hsl(252, 72%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue