What color is #C3816E?

#C3816E is a desaturated red known as Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Earthworm?

The RGB value is 195, 129, 110: 195 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Earthworm?

The complementary color is #6EB0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3816E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Earthworm color: hex code #C3816E

#C3816E rgb(195, 129, 110)

Shades of orange

Earthworm has the hex code #C3816E. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 50.6% green and 43.1% blue (195, 129, 110).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 41% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 44% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

Earthworm (#C3816E) color codes

HEX	`#C3816E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 129, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 50.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 41%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 44%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 44%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 23.25, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 31.17, 41.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.172, 28.431, 18.489)`
Decimal	`12812654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Earthworm, 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 #C3816E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C3816E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #C3816E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3816e; }
.text { color: #c3816e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3816e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 129 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3816e, #c3ab6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #C3816E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C3816E?: #C3816E is a desaturated red known as Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Earthworm?: The RGB value is 195, 129, 110: 195 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Earthworm?: The complementary color is #6EB0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3816E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.