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#EC755F

#ec755f ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec755f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.42% magenta, 59.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 9.36°, with 78.77% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.3138

Complementary

  1. #ec755f
  2. #5fd6ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec755f
  2. #5fecbb
  3. #5f8fec

Analogous

  1. #ec5f8f
  2. #ec755f
  3. #ecbb5f

Triadic

  1. #ec755f
  2. #5fec75
  3. #755fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec755f
  2. #d6ec5f
  3. #5fd6ec
  4. #755fec

Square

  1. #ec755f
  2. #8fec5f
  3. #5fd6ec
  4. #bb5fec

Monochromatic

  1. #9f2913
  2. #e33a1b
  3. #ec755f
  4. #f4b0a3
  5. #fcebe8

Shades

#ec755f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec755f
  2. #d46956
  3. #bd5e4c
  4. #a55243
  5. #8e4639
  6. #763b30
  7. #5e2f26
  8. #47231d
  9. #2f1713
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec755f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec755f
  2. #ee836f
  3. #f0917f
  4. #f29e8f
  5. #f4ac9f
  6. #f6baaf
  7. #f7c8bf
  8. #f9d6cf
  9. #fbe3df
  10. #fdf1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec755f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec755f
  2. #e17662
  3. #d67766
  4. #cc7869
  5. #c1796c
  6. #b67b70
  7. #ab7c73
  8. #a07d76
  9. #967e79
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf8b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93885d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd815e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb925e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9696a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec755f {
  color: #ec755f;
}
Background
.bg-ec755f {
  background-color: #ec755f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec755f {
  border: 2px solid #ec755f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec755f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 117 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec755f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec755f, #ecbb5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec755f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 117 95 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.02 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.33 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.87 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.52 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.88 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.93 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.44 #138aa0 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec755f  rgb(236, 117, 95)  hsl(9, 79%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#5fd6ec  rgb(95, 214, 236)  hsl(189, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#5fec75  rgb(95, 236, 117)  hsl(129, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#755fec  rgb(117, 95, 236)  hsl(249, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue