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#CB7253

#cb7253 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.84% magenta, 59.11% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 15.5°, with 53.57% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.2536

Complementary

  1. #cb7253
  2. #53accb

Split complementary

  1. #cb7253
  2. #53cbae
  3. #5370cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5370
  2. #cb7253
  3. #cbae53

Triadic

  1. #cb7253
  2. #53cb72
  3. #7253cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb7253
  2. #accb53
  3. #53accb
  4. #7253cb

Square

  1. #cb7253
  2. #70cb53
  3. #53accb
  4. #ae53cb

Monochromatic

  1. #66311f
  2. #a14e31
  3. #cb7253
  4. #dda28e
  5. #efd2c8

Shades

#cb7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb7253
  2. #b7674b
  3. #a25b42
  4. #8e503a
  5. #7a4432
  6. #66392a
  7. #512e21
  8. #3d2219
  9. #291711
  10. #140b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb7253
  2. #d08064
  3. #d58e75
  4. #db9c87
  5. #e0aa98
  6. #e5b9a9
  7. #eac7ba
  8. #efd5cb
  9. #f5e3dd
  10. #faf1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb7253
  2. #c47358
  3. #bc755c
  4. #b57661
  5. #ad7865
  6. #a6796a
  7. #9e7a6e
  8. #977c73
  9. #8f7d77
  10. #887f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a88178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a87951 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b28652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d66962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb7253 {
  color: #cb7253;
}
Background
.bg-cb7253 {
  background-color: #cb7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb7253 {
  border: 2px solid #cb7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb7253, #cbae53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.44 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.71 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.41 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.04 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.66 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 9.70 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 10.19 #348dac Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#cb7253  rgb(203, 114, 83)  hsl(16, 54%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53accb  rgb(83, 172, 203)  hsl(196, 54%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#53cb72  rgb(83, 203, 114)  hsl(136, 54%, 56%)  Emerald
#7253cb  rgb(114, 83, 203)  hsl(256, 54%, 56%)  Slate Blue