What color is #C18668?

#C18668 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18668?

The RGB value is 193, 134, 104: 193 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18668?

The complementary color is #68A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18668 color

#C18668 rgb(193, 134, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C18668 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (193, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 46% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Escalope (#CC8866), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#C18668 color codes

HEX	`#C18668`
RGB	`rgb(193, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 46%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, 19.05, 25.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 31.61, 52.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.018, 29.39, 17.028)`
Decimal	`12682856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18668, 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 #C18668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #C18668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18668; }
.text { color: #c18668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18668, #c1b268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C18668?: #C18668 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18668?: The RGB value is 193, 134, 104: 193 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18668?: The complementary color is #68A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.