What color is #C26C43?

#C26C43 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C26C43?

The RGB value is 194, 108, 67: 194 red, 108 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C26C43?

The complementary color is #4399C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C26C43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C26C43 color

#C26C43 rgb(194, 108, 67)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C26C43 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 42.4% green and 26.3% blue (194, 108, 67).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 51% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 65% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oak Palace (#BB6B41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#C26C43 color codes

HEX	`#C26C43`
RGB	`rgb(194, 108, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 42.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 51%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 65%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, 30.58, 37.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 48.38, 50.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.626, 22.603, 8.164)`
Decimal	`12741699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C26C43, 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 #C26C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C26C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #C26C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c26c43; }
.text { color: #c26c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c26c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 108 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c26c43, #c2ac43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

Questions

What color is #C26C43?: #C26C43 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Oak Palace. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C26C43?: The RGB value is 194, 108, 67: 194 red, 108 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C26C43?: The complementary color is #4399C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C26C43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.