What color is #C34B1B?

#C34B1B is a moderate orange known as Red Panda. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Panda?

The RGB value is 195, 75, 27: 195 red, 75 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Panda?

The complementary color is #1B93C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C34B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Panda color: hex code #C34B1B

#C34B1B rgb(195, 75, 27)

Shades of orange

Red Panda has the hex code #C34B1B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 29.4% green and 10.6% blue (195, 75, 27).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 76% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 86% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

Red Panda (#C34B1B) color codes

HEX	`#C34B1B`
RGB	`rgb(195, 75, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 29.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 76%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 86%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 86%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 45.87, 50.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 68, 47.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.222, 16.717, 2.935)`
Decimal	`12798747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Panda, 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 #C34B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C34B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #C34B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c34b1b; }
.text { color: #c34b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c34b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 75 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c34b1b, #c39f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C34B1B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C34B1B?: #C34B1B is a moderate orange known as Red Panda. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Panda?: The RGB value is 195, 75, 27: 195 red, 75 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Panda?: The complementary color is #1B93C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C34B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.