What color is #C0997D?

#C0997D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0997D?

The RGB value is 192, 153, 125: 192 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0997D?

The complementary color is #7DA4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0997D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0997D color

#C0997D rgb(192, 153, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0997D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60% green and 49% blue (192, 153, 125).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#C0997D color codes

HEX	`#C0997D`
RGB	`rgb(192, 153, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 35%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.11, 10.59, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.11, 22.86, 62.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.832, 35.471, 24.305)`
Decimal	`12622205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0997D, 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 #C0997D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0997D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #C0997D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0997d; }
.text { color: #c0997d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0997d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 153 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0997d, #c0bb7d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0997D?: #C0997D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0997D?: The RGB value is 192, 153, 125: 192 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0997D?: The complementary color is #7DA4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0997D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.