What color is #C04000?

#C04000 is a dark, vivid orange known as Mahogany. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mahogany?

The RGB value is 192, 64, 0: 192 red, 64 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mahogany?

The complementary color is #0080C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C04000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mahogany color: hex code #C04000

#C04000 rgb(192, 64, 0)

Shades of orange

Mahogany has the hex code #C04000. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 25.1% green and 0% blue (192, 64, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

Mahogany (#C04000) color codes

HEX	`#C04000`
RGB	`rgb(192, 64, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 25.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, 49.21, 56.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 75.07, 49.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.574, 14.877, 1.63)`
Decimal	`12599296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mahogany, 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 #C04000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C04000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	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 #C04000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c04000; }
.text { color: #c04000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c04000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 64 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c04000, #c0a000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C04000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C04000?: #C04000 is a dark, vivid orange known as Mahogany. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mahogany?: The RGB value is 192, 64, 0: 192 red, 64 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mahogany?: The complementary color is #0080C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C04000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.