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#EC7964

#ec7964 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec7964 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 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 57.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 9.26°, with 78.16% saturation and 65.88% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Terra Cotta (#e2725b), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.3243

Complementary

  1. #ec7964
  2. #64d7ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7964
  2. #64ecbd
  3. #6493ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6493
  2. #ec7964
  3. #ecbd64

Triadic

  1. #ec7964
  2. #64ec79
  3. #7964ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7964
  2. #d7ec64
  3. #64d7ec
  4. #7964ec

Square

  1. #ec7964
  2. #93ec64
  3. #64d7ec
  4. #bd64ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a32a14
  2. #e43e20
  3. #ec7964
  4. #f4b4a8
  5. #fdefec

Shades

#ec7964 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7964
  2. #d46d5a
  3. #bd6150
  4. #a55546
  5. #8e493c
  6. #763d32
  7. #5e3028
  8. #47241e
  9. #2f1814
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7964 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7964
  2. #ee8674
  3. #f09483
  4. #f2a193
  5. #f4afa2
  6. #f6bcb2
  7. #f7c9c1
  8. #f9d7d1
  9. #fbe4e0
  10. #fdf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7964 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7964
  2. #e17a67
  3. #d67a6a
  4. #cc7b6c
  5. #c17c6f
  6. #b67d72
  7. #ab7d75
  8. #a07e78
  9. #967f7a
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c08e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968b62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a462 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8463 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc9463 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7964 {
  color: #ec7964;
}
Background
.bg-ec7964 {
  background-color: #ec7964;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7964 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7964;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7964;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7964 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7964, #ecbd64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7964 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 100 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.65 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.56 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.77 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.41 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.06 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.73 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.23 #13869b Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec7964  rgb(236, 121, 100)  hsl(9, 78%, 66%)  Terra Cotta
#64d7ec  rgb(100, 215, 236)  hsl(189, 78%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#64ec79  rgb(100, 236, 121)  hsl(129, 78%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#7964ec  rgb(121, 100, 236)  hsl(249, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue