What color is #C0A596?

#C0A596 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A596?

The RGB value is 192, 165, 150: 192 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A596?

The complementary color is #96B1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A596 color

#C0A596 rgb(192, 165, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0A596 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (192, 165, 150).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#C0A596 color codes

HEX	`#C0A596`
RGB	`rgb(192, 165, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 64.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, 7.48, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 13.65, 56.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.699, 40.32, 34.487)`
Decimal	`12625302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A596, 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 #C0A596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #C0A596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a596; }
.text { color: #c0a596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 165 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a596, #c0ba96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0A596?: #C0A596 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A596?: The RGB value is 192, 165, 150: 192 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A596?: The complementary color is #96B1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.