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#ea6742 color: Teri-Gaki Persimmon

#ea6742 is rgb(234, 103, 66) in RGB and oklch(66.934% 0.17094 36.547) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

66.9%
0.171
37°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • orange-600
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #ea6742

#ea6742 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 66.9% lightness, 0.171 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.22:1 contrast and black text 6.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Teri-Gaki Persimmon (#eb6238). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-600.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ea6742 mixed with white

  1. ea6742
  2. ee7857
  3. f2886a
  4. f5987d
  5. f8a790
  6. fbb6a2
  7. fdc4b4
  8. fed3c7
  9. ffe2d9
  10. fff0ec

Darker: #ea6742 mixed with black

  1. ea6742
  2. cb5938
  3. ae4b2f
  4. 913d25
  5. 75301c
  6. 5a2314
  7. 41170b
  8. 290c05
  9. 130401
  10. 030000

Calmer: #ea6742 with less saturation

  1. ea6742
  2. e36d4d
  3. db7356
  4. d3795f
  5. cb7e68
  6. c38270
  7. bb8778
  8. b28a7f
  9. a98e87
  10. 9f928e

Questions about #ea6742

What color is #ea6742?

#ea6742 is bright red. The closest named color is Teri-Gaki Persimmon. In RGB it is rgb(234, 103, 66), in HSL hsl(13.21, 80%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.934% 0.17094 36.547).

What colors go well with #ea6742?

The complementary color of #ea6742 is #00a9cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e86084 and #d87b00. The triadic partners are #00b367 and #7c87fc.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea6742?

Black text reads better on #ea6742: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and black gives 6.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea6742 a warm or cool color?

#ea6742 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 66.9% and its chroma 0.171.