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#E56B4E

#e56b4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e56b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 41.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.28% magenta, 65.94% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 11.52°, with 74.38% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.2772

Complementary

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #4ec8e5

Split complementary

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #4ee5b6
  3. #4e7de5

Analogous

  1. #e54e7d
  2. #e56b4e
  3. #e5b64e

Triadic

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #4ee56b
  3. #6b4ee5

Tetradic

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #c8e54e
  3. #4ec8e5
  4. #6b4ee5

Square

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #7de54e
  3. #4ec8e5
  4. #b64ee5

Monochromatic

  1. #862a14
  2. #c93e1e
  3. #e56b4e
  4. #efa391
  5. #f9dbd3

Shades

#e56b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #ce6046
  3. #b7563e
  4. #a04b37
  5. #89402f
  6. #733627
  7. #5c2b1f
  8. #452017
  9. #2e1510
  10. #170b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#e56b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #e87a60
  3. #ea8971
  4. #ed9783
  5. #efa695
  6. #f2b5a7
  7. #f5c4b8
  8. #f7d3ca
  9. #fae1dc
  10. #fcf0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e56b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e56b4e
  2. #db6d53
  3. #d16f58
  4. #c7715d
  5. #bd7362
  6. #b37667
  7. #a8786c
  8. #9e7a71
  9. #947c76
  10. #8a7e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8837b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99a4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa5364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6784c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4894c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f25e5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e56b4e {
  color: #e56b4e;
}
Background
.bg-e56b4e {
  background-color: #e56b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e56b4e {
  border: 2px solid #e56b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e56b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 107 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e56b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e56b4e, #e5b64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e56b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 107 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.51 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 2.72 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.42 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.78 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.19 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.33 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.67 #1a94b1 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e56b4e  rgb(229, 107, 78)  hsl(12, 74%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#4ec8e5  rgb(78, 200, 229)  hsl(192, 74%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#4ee56b  rgb(78, 229, 107)  hsl(132, 74%, 60%)  Malachite
#6b4ee5  rgb(107, 78, 229)  hsl(252, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue