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#E27155

#e27155 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e27155 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 44.31% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 62.39% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 11.91°, with 70.85% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.2863

Complementary

  1. #e27155
  2. #55c6e2

Split complementary

  1. #e27155
  2. #55e2b7
  3. #5580e2

Analogous

  1. #e25580
  2. #e27155
  3. #e2b755

Triadic

  1. #e27155
  2. #55e271
  3. #7155e2

Tetradic

  1. #e27155
  2. #c6e255
  3. #55c6e2
  4. #7155e2

Square

  1. #e27155
  2. #80e255
  3. #55c6e2
  4. #b755e2

Monochromatic

  1. #872d17
  2. #c84322
  3. #e27155
  4. #eda896
  5. #f8ded8

Shades

#e27155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e27155
  2. #cb664d
  3. #b55a44
  4. #9e4f3c
  5. #884433
  6. #71392b
  7. #5a2d22
  8. #44221a
  9. #2d1711
  10. #170b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e27155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e27155
  2. #e57f66
  3. #e88d77
  4. #eb9c88
  5. #eeaa99
  6. #f1b8aa
  7. #f3c6bb
  8. #f6d4cc
  9. #f9e3dd
  10. #fcf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e27155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e27155
  2. #d87359
  3. #ce745e
  4. #c57662
  5. #bb7766
  6. #b1796b
  7. #a77a6f
  8. #9d7c73
  9. #947d77
  10. #8a7f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7867e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8352 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9b53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f75c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b67c53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c38c54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef6563 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e27155 {
  color: #e27155;
}
Background
.bg-e27155 {
  background-color: #e27155;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e27155 {
  border: 2px solid #e27155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e27155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 113 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e27155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e27155, #e2b755);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e27155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 113 85 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.54 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 2.32 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.77 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.26 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.35 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.38 #1d8eaa Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e27155  rgb(226, 113, 85)  hsl(12, 71%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#55c6e2  rgb(85, 198, 226)  hsl(192, 71%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#55e271  rgb(85, 226, 113)  hsl(132, 71%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#7155e2  rgb(113, 85, 226)  hsl(252, 71%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue