What color is #C19A6B?

#C19A6B is a desaturated orange known as Camel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Camel?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 107: 193 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Camel?

The complementary color is #6B92C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Camel color: hex code #C19A6B

#C19A6B rgb(193, 154, 107)

Shades of brown

Camel has the hex code #C19A6B. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 42% blue (193, 154, 107).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 41% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 45% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Camel (#C19A6B) color codes

HEX	`#C19A6B`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 41%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 45%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 45%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, 8.37, 30.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 31.29, 74.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.203, 35.512, 18.855)`
Decimal	`12687979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Camel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C19A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C19A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19a6b; }
.text { color: #c19a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19a6b, #bdc16b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C19A6B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C19A6B?: #C19A6B is a desaturated orange known as Camel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Camel?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 107: 193 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Camel?: The complementary color is #6B92C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.