What color is #C7AC7D?

#C7AC7D is a light, desaturated orange known as Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toupe?

The RGB value is 199, 172, 125: 199 red, 172 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toupe?

The complementary color is #7D98C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AC7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toupe color: hex code #C7AC7D

#C7AC7D rgb(199, 172, 125)

Shades of brown

Toupe has the hex code #C7AC7D. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 67.5% green and 49% blue (199, 172, 125).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

Toupe (#C7AC7D) color codes

HEX	`#C7AC7D`
RGB	`rgb(199, 172, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 67.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, 3.09, 27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 27.98, 83.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.008, 43.13, 25.51)`
Decimal	`13085821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toupe, 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 #C7AC7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AC7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #C7AC7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ac7d; }
.text { color: #c7ac7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ac7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 172 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ac7d, #bdc77d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C7AC7D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7AC7D?: #C7AC7D is a light, desaturated orange known as Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toupe?: The RGB value is 199, 172, 125: 199 red, 172 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toupe?: The complementary color is #7D98C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AC7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.