What color is #C19972?

#C19972 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19972?

The RGB value is 193, 153, 114: 193 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19972?

The complementary color is #729AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19972 color

#C19972 rgb(193, 153, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C19972 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (193, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cardboard (#C19A6C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#C19972 color codes

HEX	`#C19972`
RGB	`rgb(193, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, 9.68, 26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 27.91, 69.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.422, 35.337, 20.819)`
Decimal	`12687730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19972, 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 #C19972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #C19972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19972; }
.text { color: #c19972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19972, #c1c172); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C19972?: #C19972 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19972?: The RGB value is 193, 153, 114: 193 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19972?: The complementary color is #729AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.