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#EC755C

#ec755c ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec755c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 45.88% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.42% magenta, 61.02% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.42°, with 79.12% saturation and 64.31% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.3133

Complementary

  1. #ec755c
  2. #5cd3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec755c
  2. #5cecbd
  3. #5c8bec

Analogous

  1. #ec5c8b
  2. #ec755c
  3. #ecbd5c

Triadic

  1. #ec755c
  2. #5cec75
  3. #755cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec755c
  2. #d3ec5c
  3. #5cd3ec
  4. #755cec

Square

  1. #ec755c
  2. #8bec5c
  3. #5cd3ec
  4. #bd5cec

Monochromatic

  1. #9d2a12
  2. #e13d1a
  3. #ec755c
  4. #f4afa0
  5. #fce9e5

Shades

#ec755c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec755c
  2. #d46953
  3. #bd5e4a
  4. #a55240
  5. #8e4637
  6. #763b2e
  7. #5e2f25
  8. #47231c
  9. #2f1712
  10. #180c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec755c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec755c
  2. #ee836c
  3. #f0917d
  4. #f29e8d
  5. #f4ac9d
  6. #f6baae
  7. #f7c8be
  8. #f9d6ce
  9. #fbe3de
  10. #fdf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec755c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec755c
  2. #e17660
  3. #d67763
  4. #cc7867
  5. #c1796a
  6. #b67b6e
  7. #ab7c72
  8. #a07d75
  9. #967e79
  10. #8b7f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf8b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938859 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd815a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb925b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96968 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec755c {
  color: #ec755c;
}
Background
.bg-ec755c {
  background-color: #ec755c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec755c {
  border: 2px solid #ec755c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec755c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 117 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec755c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec755c, #ecbd5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec755c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 117 92 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.00 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 2.99 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.75 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.59 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.13 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.55 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.70 #138aa3 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec755c  rgb(236, 117, 92)  hsl(10, 79%, 64%)  Terra Cotta
#5cd3ec  rgb(92, 211, 236)  hsl(190, 79%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#5cec75  rgb(92, 236, 117)  hsl(130, 79%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#755cec  rgb(117, 92, 236)  hsl(250, 79%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue