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#E66F59

#e66f59 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e66f59 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 43.53% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.74% magenta, 61.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 9.36°, with 73.82% saturation and 62.55% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 1.

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Relative luminance0.2891

Complementary

  1. #e66f59
  2. #59d0e6

Split complementary

  1. #e66f59
  2. #59e6b5
  3. #598ae6

Analogous

  1. #e6598a
  2. #e66f59
  3. #e6b559

Triadic

  1. #e66f59
  2. #59e66f
  3. #6f59e6

Tetradic

  1. #e66f59
  2. #d0e659
  3. #59d0e6
  4. #6f59e6

Square

  1. #e66f59
  2. #8ae659
  3. #59d0e6
  4. #b559e6

Monochromatic

  1. #902916
  2. #d33c20
  3. #e66f59
  4. #f0a99b
  5. #fae2de

Shades

#e66f59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e66f59
  2. #cf6450
  3. #b85947
  4. #a14e3e
  5. #8a4335
  6. #73382d
  7. #5c2c24
  8. #45211b
  9. #2e1612
  10. #170b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e66f59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e66f59
  2. #e97d6a
  3. #eb8c7a
  4. #ee9a8b
  5. #f0a99b
  6. #f3b7ac
  7. #f5c5bd
  8. #f8d4cd
  9. #fae2de
  10. #fdf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e66f59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e66f59
  2. #dc715d
  3. #d27261
  4. #c77465
  5. #bd7669
  6. #b3786d
  7. #a97970
  8. #9f7b74
  9. #947d78
  10. #8a7e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba867f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8357 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9c57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb596a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b87b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c58c58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f36364 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e66f59 {
  color: #e66f59;
}
Background
.bg-e66f59 {
  background-color: #e66f59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e66f59 {
  border: 2px solid #e66f59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e66f59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 111 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e66f59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e66f59, #e6b559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e66f59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 111 89 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 1.00 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.85 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.33 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.90 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.43 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.15 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.37 #1990a6 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e66f59  rgb(230, 111, 89)  hsl(9, 74%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#59d0e6  rgb(89, 208, 230)  hsl(189, 74%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#59e66f  rgb(89, 230, 111)  hsl(129, 74%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#6f59e6  rgb(111, 89, 230)  hsl(249, 74%, 63%)  Slate Blue