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#E45F4E

#e45f4e ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e45f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 37.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 6.8°, with 73.53% saturation and 60% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2523

Complementary

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #4ed3e4

Split complementary

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #4ee4aa
  3. #4e88e4

Analogous

  1. #e44e88
  2. #e45f4e
  3. #e4aa4e

Triadic

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #4ee45f
  3. #5f4ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #d3e44e
  3. #4ed3e4
  4. #5f4ee4

Square

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #88e44e
  3. #4ed3e4
  4. #aa4ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #852114
  2. #c7311e
  3. #e45f4e
  4. #ee9b90
  5. #f8d7d3

Shades

#e45f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #cd5646
  3. #b64c3e
  4. #a04337
  5. #89392f
  6. #723027
  7. #5b261f
  8. #441d17
  9. #2e1310
  10. #170a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#e45f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #e76f60
  3. #e97f71
  4. #ec8f83
  5. #ef9f95
  6. #f2afa7
  7. #f4bfb8
  8. #f7cfca
  9. #fadfdc
  10. #fcefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e45f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e45f4e
  2. #da6253
  3. #d06658
  4. #c6695d
  5. #bc6c62
  6. #b27067
  7. #a8736c
  8. #9e7671
  9. #947976
  10. #8a7d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b57b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82784c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3944b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa435c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b26f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0824c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f15056 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e45f4e {
  color: #e45f4e;
}
Background
.bg-e45f4e {
  background-color: #e45f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e45f4e {
  border: 2px solid #e45f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e45f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 95 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e45f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e45f4e, #e4aa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e45f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 95 78 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.38 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.74 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.74 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.76 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.21 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.21 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.63 #1ba0b1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e45f4e  rgb(228, 95, 78)  hsl(7, 74%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#4ed3e4  rgb(78, 211, 228)  hsl(187, 74%, 60%)  Dark Turquoise
#4ee45f  rgb(78, 228, 95)  hsl(127, 74%, 60%)  Malachite
#5f4ee4  rgb(95, 78, 228)  hsl(247, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue