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#EC7960

#ec7960 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec7960 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 59.32% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.71°, with 78.65% saturation and 65.1% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #ec7960
  2. #60d3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7960
  2. #60ecbf
  3. #608dec

Analogous

  1. #ec608d
  2. #ec7960
  3. #ecbf60

Triadic

  1. #ec7960
  2. #60ec79
  3. #7960ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7960
  2. #d3ec60
  3. #60d3ec
  4. #7960ec

Square

  1. #ec7960
  2. #8dec60
  3. #60d3ec
  4. #bf60ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a02c13
  2. #e43f1c
  3. #ec7960
  4. #f4b3a4
  5. #fcece9

Shades

#ec7960 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7960
  2. #d46d56
  3. #bd614d
  4. #a55543
  5. #8e493a
  6. #763d30
  7. #5e3026
  8. #47241d
  9. #2f1813
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7960 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7960
  2. #ee8670
  3. #f09480
  4. #f2a190
  5. #f4afa0
  6. #f6bcb0
  7. #f7c9bf
  8. #f9d7cf
  9. #fbe4df
  10. #fdf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7960 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7960
  2. #e17a63
  3. #d67a66
  4. #cc7b6a
  5. #c17c6d
  6. #b67d70
  7. #ab7d73
  8. #a07e76
  9. #967f7a
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968b5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a45e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf845e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc945f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7960 {
  color: #ec7960;
}
Background
.bg-ec7960 {
  background-color: #ec7960;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7960 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7960;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7960;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7960 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7960, #ecbf60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7960 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 96 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.51 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 3.26 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.03 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.65 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.29 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.87 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.45 #13869f Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec7960  rgb(236, 121, 96)  hsl(11, 79%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#60d3ec  rgb(96, 211, 236)  hsl(191, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#60ec79  rgb(96, 236, 121)  hsl(131, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#7960ec  rgb(121, 96, 236)  hsl(251, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue