What color is #C1A974?

#C1A974 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A974?

The RGB value is 193, 169, 116: 193 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A974?

The complementary color is #748CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A974 color

#C1A974 rgb(193, 169, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C1A974 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 66.3% green and 45.5% blue (193, 169, 116).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 40% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#C1A974 color codes

HEX	`#C1A974`
RGB	`rgb(193, 169, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 66.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 40%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.16, 1.23, 30.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.16, 30.58, 87.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.334, 40.976, 22.357)`
Decimal	`12691828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A974, 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 #C1A974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #C1A974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a974; }
.text { color: #c1a974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 169 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a974, #b3c174); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1A974?: #C1A974 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A974?: The RGB value is 193, 169, 116: 193 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A974?: The complementary color is #748CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.