What color is #C2792B?

#C2792B is a moderate orange known as Maine Coon Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maine Coon Orange?

The RGB value is 194, 121, 43: 194 red, 121 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maine Coon Orange?

The complementary color is #2B74C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2792B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maine Coon Orange color: hex code #C2792B

#C2792B rgb(194, 121, 43)

Shades of orange

Maine Coon Orange has the hex code #C2792B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 47.5% green and 16.9% blue (194, 121, 43).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 64% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 78% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

Maine Coon Orange (#C2792B) color codes

HEX	`#C2792B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 121, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 47.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 64%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 78%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 78%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 22.3, 52.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 56.65, 66.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.524, 25.321, 5.618)`
Decimal	`12745003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maine Coon Orange, 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 #C2792B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C2792B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #C2792B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2792b; }
.text { color: #c2792b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2792b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 121 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2792b, #bfc22b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C2792B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2792B?: #C2792B is a moderate orange known as Maine Coon Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maine Coon Orange?: The RGB value is 194, 121, 43: 194 red, 121 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maine Coon Orange?: The complementary color is #2B74C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2792B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.