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#E36C4A Terracotta

#E36C4A is Terracotta.

#E36C4A

Terracotta

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #E36C4A?

HEX
#E36C4A
RGB
rgb(227, 108, 74)
HSL
hsl(13, 73%, 59%)
OKLCH
oklch(66.7% 0.156 37)
CMYK
0, 52, 67, 11

#E36C4A has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 against white and 6.51:1 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 → #E36C4A
#E36C4A
Same color
White
3.2AA18
Near-black
5.4AA

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 #E36C4A · 5.4:1

Tints and shades of #E36C4A

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EE
  2. #FFC6B6
  3. #FF9678
  4. #E36C4A
  5. #C65230
  6. #A5330D
  7. #7D2000
  8. #541200
  9. #2E0600

Colors that go with #E36C4A

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. Saffron, #E8C66D and Khaki, #D9EE91 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --terracotta-1: #E36C4A; /* Terracotta */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #E36C4A

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

Palettes (18)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (11)