What color is #C74300?

#C74300 is a vivid orange known as Vinaceous Tawny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vinaceous Tawny?

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

What is the complementary color of Vinaceous Tawny?

The complementary color is #0084C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C74300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vinaceous Tawny color: hex code #C74300

#C74300 rgb(199, 67, 0)

Shades of orange

Vinaceous Tawny has the hex code #C74300. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 26.3% green and 0% blue (199, 67, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 100% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

Vinaceous Tawny (#C74300) color codes

HEX	`#C74300`
RGB	`rgb(199, 67, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 26.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 100%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 50.4, 58.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 77.02, 49.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.563, 16.16, 1.773)`
Decimal	`13058816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vinaceous Tawny, 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 #C74300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C74300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #C74300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c74300; }
.text { color: #c74300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c74300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 67 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c74300, #c7a600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C74300 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C74300?: #C74300 is a vivid orange known as Vinaceous Tawny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vinaceous Tawny?: The RGB value is 199, 67, 0: 199 red, 67 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vinaceous Tawny?: The complementary color is #0084C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C74300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.