What color is #C28E71?

#C28E71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C28E71?

The RGB value is 194, 142, 113: 194 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28E71?

The complementary color is #71A5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28E71 color

#C28E71 rgb(194, 142, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C28E71 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 55.7% green and 44.3% blue (194, 142, 113).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#C28E71 color codes

HEX	`#C28E71`
RGB	`rgb(194, 142, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 55.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 42%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, 16.02, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 28.19, 55.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.903, 32.01, 19.96)`
Decimal	`12750449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28E71, 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 #C28E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #C28E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28e71; }
.text { color: #c28e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 142 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28e71, #c2b771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C28E71?: #C28E71 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C28E71?: The RGB value is 194, 142, 113: 194 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28E71?: The complementary color is #71A5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.