What color is #C19C8C?

#C19C8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19C8C?

The RGB value is 193, 156, 140: 193 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19C8C?

The complementary color is #8CB1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19C8C color

#C19C8C rgb(193, 156, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C19C8C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 61.2% green and 54.9% blue (193, 156, 140).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#C19C8C color codes

HEX	`#C19C8C`
RGB	`rgb(193, 156, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 61.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, 11.34, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 17.68, 50.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.615, 37.009, 29.915)`
Decimal	`12688524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19C8C, 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 #C19C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #C19C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19c8c; }
.text { color: #c19c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 156 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19c8c, #c1b78c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C19C8C?: #C19C8C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19C8C?: The RGB value is 193, 156, 140: 193 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19C8C?: The complementary color is #8CB1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.