What color is #C95A49?

#C95A49 is a moderate red known as Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cedar Chest?

The RGB value is 201, 90, 73: 201 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cedar Chest?

The complementary color is #49B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C95A49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cedar Chest color: hex code #C95A49

#C95A49 rgb(201, 90, 73)

Shades of red

Cedar Chest has the hex code #C95A49. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (201, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 54% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 64% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

Cedar Chest (#C95A49) color codes

HEX	`#C95A49`
RGB	`rgb(201, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 54%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 64%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 64%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 42.97, 31.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 53.16, 36.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.949, 20.214, 8.679)`
Decimal	`13195849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cedar Chest, 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 #C95A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C95A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C95A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c95a49; }
.text { color: #c95a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c95a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c95a49, #c99a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #C95A49 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C95A49?: #C95A49 is a moderate red known as Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cedar Chest?: The RGB value is 201, 90, 73: 201 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cedar Chest?: The complementary color is #49B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C95A49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.