What color is #CC7744?

#CC7744 is a moderate orange known as Cork Wood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cork Wood?

The RGB value is 204, 119, 68: 204 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cork Wood?

The complementary color is #4499CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC7744?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cork Wood color: hex code #CC7744

#CC7744 rgb(204, 119, 68)

Shades of orange

Cork Wood has the hex code #CC7744. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 46.7% green and 26.7% blue (204, 119, 68).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 67% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

Cork Wood (#CC7744) color codes

HEX	`#CC7744`
RGB	`rgb(204, 119, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 46.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 67%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 28.83, 41.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 50.71, 55.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.545, 26.452, 8.86)`
Decimal	`13399876`
Short hex	`#C74`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cork Wood, 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 #CC7744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC7744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #CC7744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc7744; }
.text { color: #cc7744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc7744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 119 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc7744, #ccbb44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

See #CC7744 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC7744?: #CC7744 is a moderate orange known as Cork Wood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cork Wood?: The RGB value is 204, 119, 68: 204 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cork Wood?: The complementary color is #4499CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC7744?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.