What color is #C0B190?

#C0B190 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B190?

The RGB value is 192, 177, 144: 192 red, 177 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B190?

The complementary color is #909FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B190 color

#C0B190 rgb(192, 177, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B190 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 69.4% green and 56.5% blue (192, 177, 144).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#C0B190 color codes

HEX	`#C0B190`
RGB	`rgb(192, 177, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 69.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, 0.12, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 18.86, 89.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.495, 44.665, 32.763)`
Decimal	`12628368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B190, 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 #C0B190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #C0B190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b190; }
.text { color: #c0b190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 177 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b190, #b7c090); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0B190?: #C0B190 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B190?: The RGB value is 192, 177, 144: 192 red, 177 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B190?: The complementary color is #909FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.