#E2725B · Terracotta

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#E2725B (RGB 226, 114, 91) is a medium, moderately saturated orange, closest to Terracotta and near Mandarin and Tomato. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #E2725B a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 33°.

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HEX#E2725B
RGBrgb(226, 114, 91)
HSLhsl(10, 70%, 62%)
CMYK0, 50, 60, 11
CSS var--terracotta
Contrast3.09:1 white · 6.79:1 black

Similar named colors

Mandarin #F37A48Tomato #FF6347Salmon #FA8072Coral Pink #F88379Cinnamon #D2691E

How to use #E2725B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E2725B (6.79:1); white text does not (3.09:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E2725B with its analogous neighbors #E25A87 and #E2B55A; for contrast use its complement #5ACBE2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--terracotta: #E2725B;

Color card

#E2725B hex color card: Terracotta, RGB 226, 114, 91
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Shades & tints

#2D1712#5A2E24#884437#B55B49#E2725B#E88E7C#EEAA9D#F3C7BD#F9E3DE

Color harmonies for #E2725B

Complementary

#E2725B#5ACBE2

Analogous

#E2725B#E25A87#E2B55A

Triadic

#E2725B#5AE271#715AE2

Split complementary

#E2725B#5AE2B5#5A87E2

Tetradic

#E2725B#87E25A#5ACBE2#B55AE2