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#E57166

#e57166 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e57166 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 44.31% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.66% magenta, 55.46% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 5.2°, with 70.95% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2943

Complementary

  1. #e57166
  2. #66dae5

Split complementary

  1. #e57166
  2. #66e5b1
  3. #669ae5

Analogous

  1. #e5669a
  2. #e57166
  3. #e5b166

Triadic

  1. #e57166
  2. #66e571
  3. #7166e5

Tetradic

  1. #e57166
  2. #dae566
  3. #66dae5
  4. #7166e5

Square

  1. #e57166
  2. #9ae566
  3. #66dae5
  4. #b166e5

Monochromatic

  1. #98251a
  2. #da3525
  3. #e57166
  4. #f0aea7
  5. #fbeae9

Shades

#e57166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e57166
  2. #ce665c
  3. #b75a52
  4. #a04f47
  5. #89443d
  6. #733933
  7. #5c2d29
  8. #45221f
  9. #2e1714
  10. #170b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e57166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e57166
  2. #e87f75
  3. #ea8d85
  4. #ed9c94
  5. #efaaa3
  6. #f2b8b3
  7. #f5c6c2
  8. #f7d4d1
  9. #fae3e0
  10. #fcf1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e57166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e57166
  2. #db7369
  3. #d1746b
  4. #c7766e
  5. #bd7770
  6. #b37973
  7. #a87a76
  8. #9e7c78
  9. #947d7b
  10. #8a7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba8784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8565 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9d64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f95e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b77d65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c48d65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1666b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e57166 {
  color: #e57166;
}
Background
.bg-e57166 {
  background-color: #e57166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e57166 {
  border: 2px solid #e57166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e57166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 113 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 71% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e57166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e57166, #e5b166);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e57166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 113 102 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 3.76 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.41 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.76 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.14 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.86 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.15 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.38 #1a8e99 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#e57166  rgb(229, 113, 102)  hsl(5, 71%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#66dae5  rgb(102, 218, 229)  hsl(185, 71%, 65%)  Dark Turquoise
#66e571  rgb(102, 229, 113)  hsl(125, 71%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#7166e5  rgb(113, 102, 229)  hsl(245, 71%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue