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#E2725B Terracotta

#E2725B is Terracotta.

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#E2725B

Terracotta

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #E2725B?

HEX
#E2725B
RGB
rgb(226, 114, 91)
HSL
hsl(10, 70%, 62%)
OKLCH
oklch(67.7% 0.144 33)
CMYK
0, 50, 60, 11

#E2725B has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #E2725B
#E2725B
Same color
White
3.1AA18
Near-black
5.7AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #E2725B · 5.7:1

Tints and shades of #E2725B

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EF
  2. #FFC6B9
  3. #FF967F
  4. #E2725B
  5. #C25540
  6. #A23823
  7. #821701
  8. #570B00
  9. #300300

Colors that go with #E2725B

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --terracotta-1: #E2725B; /* Terracotta */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #E2725B

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (22)

Gradients (5)

Mesh gradients (13)