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#EC785E

#ec785e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec785e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.06% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.99°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.3207

Complementary

  1. #ec785e
  2. #5ed2ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec785e
  2. #5eecbf
  3. #5e8bec

Analogous

  1. #ec5e8b
  2. #ec785e
  3. #ecbf5e

Triadic

  1. #ec785e
  2. #5eec78
  3. #785eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec785e
  2. #d2ec5e
  3. #5ed2ec
  4. #785eec

Square

  1. #ec785e
  2. #8bec5e
  3. #5ed2ec
  4. #bf5eec

Monochromatic

  1. #9e2c13
  2. #e33f1b
  3. #ec785e
  4. #f4b1a2
  5. #fcebe7

Shades

#ec785e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec785e
  2. #d46c55
  3. #bd604b
  4. #a55442
  5. #8e4838
  6. #763c2f
  7. #5e3026
  8. #47241c
  9. #2f1813
  10. #180c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec785e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec785e
  2. #ee866e
  3. #f0937e
  4. #f2a18e
  5. #f4ae9e
  6. #f6bcaf
  7. #f7c9bf
  8. #f9d7cf
  9. #fbe4df
  10. #fdf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec785e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec785e
  2. #e17961
  3. #d67a65
  4. #cc7a68
  5. #c17b6c
  6. #b67c6f
  7. #ab7d72
  8. #a07e76
  9. #967e79
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958a5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a35c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be835c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc945d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec785e {
  color: #ec785e;
}
Background
.bg-ec785e {
  background-color: #ec785e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec785e {
  border: 2px solid #ec785e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec785e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 120 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec785e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec785e, #ecbf5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec785e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 120 94 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.42 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 2.90 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.11 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.99 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.04 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.00 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.26 #1387a1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec785e  rgb(236, 120, 94)  hsl(11, 79%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#5ed2ec  rgb(94, 210, 236)  hsl(191, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#5eec78  rgb(94, 236, 120)  hsl(131, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#785eec  rgb(120, 94, 236)  hsl(251, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue