What color is #C18257?

#C18257 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color In a Nutshell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18257?

The RGB value is 193, 130, 87: 193 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18257?

The complementary color is #5796C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18257?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18257 color

#C18257 rgb(193, 130, 87)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C18257 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 51% green and 34.1% blue (193, 130, 87).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 46% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 55% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is In a Nutshell (#B98052), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#C18257 color codes

HEX	`#C18257`
RGB	`rgb(193, 130, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 51%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 46%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 55%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 55%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 19.65, 32.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 38.4, 59.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.697, 27.993, 12.749)`
Decimal	`12681815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18257, 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 #C18257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C18257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18257; }
.text { color: #c18257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 130 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18257, #c1b757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C18257?: #C18257 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color In a Nutshell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18257?: The RGB value is 193, 130, 87: 193 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18257?: The complementary color is #5796C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18257?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.