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#EC785F

#ec785f ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec785f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 59.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.64°, with 78.77% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #ec785f
  2. #5fd3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec785f
  2. #5fecbf
  3. #5f8cec

Analogous

  1. #ec5f8c
  2. #ec785f
  3. #ecbf5f

Triadic

  1. #ec785f
  2. #5fec78
  3. #785fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec785f
  2. #d3ec5f
  3. #5fd3ec
  4. #785fec

Square

  1. #ec785f
  2. #8cec5f
  3. #5fd3ec
  4. #bf5fec

Monochromatic

  1. #9f2c13
  2. #e33f1b
  3. #ec785f
  4. #f4b2a3
  5. #fcebe8

Shades

#ec785f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec785f
  2. #d46c56
  3. #bd604c
  4. #a55443
  5. #8e4839
  6. #763c30
  7. #5e3026
  8. #47241d
  9. #2f1813
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec785f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec785f
  2. #ee866f
  3. #f0937f
  4. #f2a18f
  5. #f4ae9f
  6. #f6bcaf
  7. #f7c9bf
  8. #f9d7cf
  9. #fbe4df
  10. #fdf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec785f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec785f
  2. #e17962
  3. #d67a66
  4. #cc7a69
  5. #c17b6c
  6. #b67c70
  7. #ab7d73
  8. #a07e76
  9. #967e79
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958a5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a35d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be835d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc945e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec785f {
  color: #ec785f;
}
Background
.bg-ec785f {
  background-color: #ec785f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec785f {
  border: 2px solid #ec785f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec785f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 120 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec785f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec785f, #ecbf5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec785f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 120 95 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.36 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.17 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.94 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.75 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.11 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.77 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.50 #1387a0 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec785f  rgb(236, 120, 95)  hsl(11, 79%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#5fd3ec  rgb(95, 211, 236)  hsl(191, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#5fec78  rgb(95, 236, 120)  hsl(131, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#785fec  rgb(120, 95, 236)  hsl(251, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue