What color is #C0B69D?

#C0B69D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B69D?

The RGB value is 192, 182, 157: 192 red, 182 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B69D?

The complementary color is #9DA7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B69D color

#C0B69D rgb(192, 182, 157)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0B69D is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71.4% green and 61.6% blue (192, 182, 157).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#C0B69D color codes

HEX	`#C0B69D`
RGB	`rgb(192, 182, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, -0.62, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 14.03, 92.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.552, 47.097, 38.636)`
Decimal	`12629661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B69D, 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 #C0B69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #C0B69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b69d; }
.text { color: #c0b69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 182 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b69d, #b8c09d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C0B69D?: #C0B69D is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B69D?: The RGB value is 192, 182, 157: 192 red, 182 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B69D?: The complementary color is #9DA7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.