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#E4635A

#e4635a ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4635a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 38.82% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.58% magenta, 60.53% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 3.91°, with 71.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.2616

Complementary

  1. #e4635a
  2. #5adbe4

Split complementary

  1. #e4635a
  2. #5ae4a8
  3. #5a96e4

Analogous

  1. #e45a96
  2. #e4635a
  3. #e4a85a

Triadic

  1. #e4635a
  2. #5ae463
  3. #635ae4

Tetradic

  1. #e4635a
  2. #dbe45a
  3. #5adbe4
  4. #635ae4

Square

  1. #e4635a
  2. #96e45a
  3. #5adbe4
  4. #a85ae4

Monochromatic

  1. #8e1f17
  2. #d02d22
  3. #e4635a
  4. #efa19c
  5. #fadfdd

Shades

#e4635a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4635a
  2. #cd5951
  3. #b64f48
  4. #a0453f
  5. #893b36
  6. #72322d
  7. #5b2824
  8. #441e1b
  9. #2e1412
  10. #170a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4635a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4635a
  2. #e7736b
  3. #e9827b
  4. #ec928c
  5. #efa19c
  6. #f2b1ad
  7. #f4c1bd
  8. #f7d0ce
  9. #fae0de
  10. #fcefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4635a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4635a
  2. #da665e
  3. #d06962
  4. #c66c65
  5. #bc6f69
  6. #b2726d
  7. #a87471
  8. #9e7775
  9. #947a78
  10. #8a7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b67d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837b58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f94b62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b27259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18558 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1565f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4635a {
  color: #e4635a;
}
Background
.bg-e4635a {
  background-color: #e4635a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4635a {
  border: 2px solid #e4635a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4635a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 99 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4635a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4635a, #e4a85a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4635a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 99 90 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.90 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.11 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.82 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.94 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.24 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.65 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.65 #1b9ca5 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e4635a  rgb(228, 99, 90)  hsl(4, 72%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#5adbe4  rgb(90, 219, 228)  hsl(184, 72%, 62%)  Dark Turquoise
#5ae463  rgb(90, 228, 99)  hsl(124, 72%, 62%)  Malachite
#635ae4  rgb(99, 90, 228)  hsl(244, 72%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue