What color is #CC6622?

#CC6622 is a moderate orange known as Solar Ash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Solar Ash?

The RGB value is 204, 102, 34: 204 red, 102 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Solar Ash?

The complementary color is #2288CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC6622?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Solar Ash color: hex code #CC6622

#CC6622 rgb(204, 102, 34)

Shades of orange

Solar Ash has the hex code #CC6622. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 40% green and 13.3% blue (204, 102, 34).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 71% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 83% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

Solar Ash (#CC6622) color codes

HEX	`#CC6622`
RGB	`rgb(204, 102, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 40%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 71%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 83%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 83%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 36.3, 53.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 64.75, 55.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.945, 22.459, 4.271)`
Decimal	`13395490`
Short hex	`#C62`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Solar Ash, 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 #CC6622	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC6622 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #CC6622 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc6622; }
.text { color: #cc6622; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc6622; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 102 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc6622, #ccbb22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CC6622 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC6622?: #CC6622 is a moderate orange known as Solar Ash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Solar Ash?: The RGB value is 204, 102, 34: 204 red, 102 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Solar Ash?: The complementary color is #2288CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC6622?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.