What color is #CC8822?

#CC8822 is a moderate orange known as Chicken Masala. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chicken Masala?

The RGB value is 204, 136, 34: 204 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chicken Masala?

The complementary color is #2266CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC8822?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chicken Masala color: hex code #CC8822

#CC8822 rgb(204, 136, 34)

Shades of orange

Chicken Masala has the hex code #CC8822. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 53.3% green and 13.3% blue (204, 136, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 71% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 83% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

Chicken Masala (#CC8822) color codes

HEX	`#CC8822`
RGB	`rgb(204, 136, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 53.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 71%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 83%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 83%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 18.12, 60.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 62.91, 73.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.997, 30.564, 5.622)`
Decimal	`13404194`
Short hex	`#C82`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chicken Masala, 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 #CC8822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC8822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #CC8822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8822; }
.text { color: #cc8822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 136 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8822, #bbcc22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #CC8822 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC8822?: #CC8822 is a moderate orange known as Chicken Masala. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chicken Masala?: The RGB value is 204, 136, 34: 204 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chicken Masala?: The complementary color is #2266CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8822?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.