What color is #C17C54?

#C17C54 is a desaturated orange known as Pheasant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pheasant?

The RGB value is 193, 124, 84: 193 red, 124 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pheasant?

The complementary color is #5499C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C17C54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pheasant color: hex code #C17C54

#C17C54 rgb(193, 124, 84)

Shades of orange

Pheasant has the hex code #C17C54. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 48.6% green and 32.9% blue (193, 124, 84).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 56% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

Pheasant (#C17C54) color codes

HEX	`#C17C54`
RGB	`rgb(193, 124, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 48.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 56%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 56%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, 22.7, 32.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 39.88, 55.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.802, 26.396, 11.858)`
Decimal	`12680276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pheasant, 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 #C17C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C17C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #C17C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c17c54; }
.text { color: #c17c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 124 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c17c54, #c1b354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #C17C54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C17C54?: #C17C54 is a desaturated orange known as Pheasant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pheasant?: The RGB value is 193, 124, 84: 193 red, 124 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pheasant?: The complementary color is #5499C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C17C54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.