What color is #D48C46?

#D48C46 is a moderate orange known as Cognac. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cognac?

The RGB value is 212, 140, 70: 212 red, 140 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cognac?

The complementary color is #468ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D48C46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cognac color: hex code #D48C46

#D48C46 rgb(212, 140, 70)

Shades of orange

Cognac has the hex code #D48C46. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 54.9% green and 27.5% blue (212, 140, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 62% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 67% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

Cognac (#D48C46) color codes

HEX	`#D48C46`
RGB	`rgb(212, 140, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 54.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 62%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 67%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, 20.95, 47.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 52, 66.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.638, 33.199, 10.219)`
Decimal	`13929542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cognac, 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 #D48C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D48C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #D48C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d48c46; }
.text { color: #d48c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d48c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 140 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d48c46, #d4d346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D48C46 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D48C46?: #D48C46 is a moderate orange known as Cognac. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cognac?: The RGB value is 212, 140, 70: 212 red, 140 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cognac?: The complementary color is #468ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D48C46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.