What color is #C18B5E?

#C18B5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18B5E?

The RGB value is 193, 139, 94: 193 red, 139 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18B5E?

The complementary color is #5E94C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18B5E color

#C18B5E rgb(193, 139, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C18B5E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 54.5% green and 36.9% blue (193, 139, 94).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 44% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 51% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#C18B5E color codes

HEX	`#C18B5E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 139, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 54.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 44%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 51%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 51%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 15.31, 32.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 35.55, 64.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.247, 30.613, 14.745)`
Decimal	`12684126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18B5E, 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 #C18B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #C18B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18b5e; }
.text { color: #c18b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 139 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18b5e, #c1bc5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C18B5E?: #C18B5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18B5E?: The RGB value is 193, 139, 94: 193 red, 139 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18B5E?: The complementary color is #5E94C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.