What color is #C18327?

#C18327 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18327?

The RGB value is 193, 131, 39: 193 red, 131 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18327?

The complementary color is #2765C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18327?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18327 color

#C18327 rgb(193, 131, 39)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C18327 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 51.4% green and 15.3% blue (193, 131, 39).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 66% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 80% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gothic Gold (#BB852F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#C18327 color codes

HEX	`#C18327`
RGB	`rgb(193, 131, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 51.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 66%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 80%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 80%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 16.22, 55.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 58.05, 73.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.477, 27.719, 5.664)`
Decimal	`12682023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18327, 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 #C18327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #C18327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18327; }
.text { color: #c18327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 131 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18327, #b2c127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C18327?: #C18327 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18327?: The RGB value is 193, 131, 39: 193 red, 131 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18327?: The complementary color is #2765C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18327?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.