What color is #C79843?

#C79843 is a moderate orange known as Nattō. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nattō?

The RGB value is 199, 152, 67: 199 red, 152 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nattō?

The complementary color is #4372C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nattō color: hex code #C79843

#C79843 rgb(199, 152, 67)

Shades of orange

Nattō has the hex code #C79843. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 59.6% green and 26.3% blue (199, 152, 67).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 54% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 66% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

Nattō (#C79843) color codes

HEX	`#C79843`
RGB	`rgb(199, 152, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 59.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 54%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 66%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 66%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, 8.69, 50.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 50.93, 80.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.797, 35.006, 10.181)`
Decimal	`13080643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nattō, 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 #C79843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #C79843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79843; }
.text { color: #c79843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 152 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79843, #b4c743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #C79843 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C79843?: #C79843 is a moderate orange known as Nattō. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nattō?: The RGB value is 199, 152, 67: 199 red, 152 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nattō?: The complementary color is #4372C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.