What color is #C19A6C?

#C19A6C is a desaturated orange known as Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cardboard?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 108: 193 red, 154 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cardboard?

The complementary color is #6C93C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cardboard color: hex code #C19A6C

#C19A6C rgb(193, 154, 108)

Shades of brown

Cardboard has the hex code #C19A6C. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 42.4% blue (193, 154, 108).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 41% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 44% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

Cardboard (#C19A6C) color codes

HEX	`#C19A6C`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 41%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 44%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 8.47, 29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 30.82, 74.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.256, 35.533, 19.133)`
Decimal	`12687980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cardboard, 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 #C19A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #C19A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19a6c; }
.text { color: #c19a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19a6c, #bdc16c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C19A6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C19A6C?: #C19A6C is a desaturated orange known as Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cardboard?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 108: 193 red, 154 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cardboard?: The complementary color is #6C93C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.