What color is #C2A48C?

#C2A48C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A48C?

The RGB value is 194, 164, 140: 194 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A48C?

The complementary color is #8CAAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A48C color

#C2A48C rgb(194, 164, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C2A48C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 64.3% green and 54.9% blue (194, 164, 140).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#C2A48C color codes

HEX	`#C2A48C`
RGB	`rgb(194, 164, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 64.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 7.35, 16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 18.11, 66.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.258, 39.915, 30.39)`
Decimal	`12756108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A48C, 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 #C2A48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #C2A48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a48c; }
.text { color: #c2a48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 164 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a48c, #c2bf8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2A48C?: #C2A48C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A48C?: The RGB value is 194, 164, 140: 194 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A48C?: The complementary color is #8CAAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.