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#EC7965

#ec7965 ≈ Terra Cotta

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec7965 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 57.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 8.89°, with 78.03% saturation and 66.08% 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 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.3245

Complementary

  1. #ec7965
  2. #65d8ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7965
  2. #65ecbd
  3. #6595ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6595
  2. #ec7965
  3. #ecbd65

Triadic

  1. #ec7965
  2. #65ec79
  3. #7965ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7965
  2. #d8ec65
  3. #65d8ec
  4. #7965ec

Square

  1. #ec7965
  2. #95ec65
  3. #65d8ec
  4. #bd65ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a42914
  2. #e43e21
  3. #ec7965
  4. #f4b4a9
  5. #fdefed

Shades

#ec7965 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7965
  2. #d46d5b
  3. #bd6151
  4. #a55547
  5. #8e493d
  6. #763d33
  7. #5e3028
  8. #47241e
  9. #2f1814
  10. #180c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7965 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7965
  2. #ee8674
  3. #f09484
  4. #f2a193
  5. #f4afa3
  6. #f6bcb2
  7. #f7c9c1
  8. #f9d7d1
  9. #fbe4e0
  10. #fdf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7965 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7965
  2. #e17a68
  3. #d67a6a
  4. #cc7b6d
  5. #c17c70
  6. #b67d73
  7. #ab7d75
  8. #a07e78
  9. #967f7b
  10. #8b7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c18e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958b63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a463 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8464 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cc9464 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f96e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7965 {
  color: #ec7965;
}
Background
.bg-ec7965 {
  background-color: #ec7965;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7965 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7965;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7965;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7965 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7965, #ecbd65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7965 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 101 / 0.35);
}

#e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 2.76 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.51 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.58 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.70 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.89 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.88 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.94 #13869a Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Terra Cotta
#ec7965  rgb(236, 121, 101)  hsl(9, 78%, 66%)  Terra Cotta
#65d8ec  rgb(101, 216, 236)  hsl(189, 78%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#65ec79  rgb(101, 236, 121)  hsl(129, 78%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#7965ec  rgb(121, 101, 236)  hsl(249, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue