What color is #CC8866?

#CC8866 is a moderate orange known as Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Escalope?

The RGB value is 204, 136, 102: 204 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Escalope?

The complementary color is #66AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC8866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Escalope color: hex code #CC8866

#CC8866 rgb(204, 136, 102)

Shades of orange

Escalope has the hex code #CC8866. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (204, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

Escalope (#CC8866) color codes

HEX	`#CC8866`
RGB	`rgb(204, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 50%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 22.25, 28.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 36.42, 52.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.106, 31.408, 16.728)`
Decimal	`13404262`
Short hex	`#C86`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Escalope, 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 #CC8866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC8866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #CC8866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8866; }
.text { color: #cc8866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8866, #ccbb66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #CC8866 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC8866?: #CC8866 is a moderate orange known as Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Escalope?: The RGB value is 204, 136, 102: 204 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Escalope?: The complementary color is #66AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.