What color is #C0916E?

#C0916E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0916E?

The RGB value is 192, 145, 110: 192 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0916E?

The complementary color is #6E9DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0916E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0916E color

#C0916E rgb(192, 145, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0916E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 56.9% green and 43.1% blue (192, 145, 110).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 43% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#C0916E color codes

HEX	`#C0916E`
RGB	`rgb(192, 145, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 56.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, 13.22, 25.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 28.68, 62.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.679, 32.585, 19.212)`
Decimal	`12620142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0916E, 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 #C0916E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0916E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #C0916E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0916e; }
.text { color: #c0916e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0916e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 145 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0916e, #c0ba6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0916E?: #C0916E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0916E?: The RGB value is 192, 145, 110: 192 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0916E?: The complementary color is #6E9DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0916E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.