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#EC7961

#ec7961 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec7961 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 58.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.36°, with 78.53% saturation and 65.29% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.3237

Complementary

  1. #ec7961
  2. #61d4ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7961
  2. #61ecbe
  3. #618eec

Analogous

  1. #ec618e
  2. #ec7961
  3. #ecbe61

Triadic

  1. #ec7961
  2. #61ec79
  3. #7961ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7961
  2. #d4ec61
  3. #61d4ec
  4. #7961ec

Square

  1. #ec7961
  2. #8eec61
  3. #61d4ec
  4. #be61ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a12c13
  2. #e43f1d
  3. #ec7961
  4. #f4b3a5
  5. #fcedea

Shades

#ec7961 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7961
  2. #d46d57
  3. #bd614e
  4. #a55544
  5. #8e493a
  6. #763d31
  7. #5e3027
  8. #47241d
  9. #2f1813
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7961 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7961
  2. #ee8671
  3. #f09481
  4. #f2a190
  5. #f4afa0
  6. #f6bcb0
  7. #f7c9c0
  8. #f9d7d0
  9. #fbe4df
  10. #fdf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7961 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7961
  2. #e17a64
  3. #d67a67
  4. #cc7b6a
  5. #c17c6d
  6. #b67d71
  7. #ab7d74
  8. #a07e77
  9. #967f7a
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968b5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a45f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf8460 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc9460 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7961 {
  color: #ec7961;
}
Background
.bg-ec7961 {
  background-color: #ec7961;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7961 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7961;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7961;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7961 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7961, #ecbe61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7961 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 97 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.49 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.54 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.88 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.42 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.37 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.65 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.71 #13869e Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec7961  rgb(236, 121, 97)  hsl(10, 79%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#61d4ec  rgb(97, 212, 236)  hsl(190, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#61ec79  rgb(97, 236, 121)  hsl(130, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#7961ec  rgb(121, 97, 236)  hsl(250, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue