What color is #C35C33?

#C35C33 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C35C33?

The RGB value is 195, 92, 51: 195 red, 92 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C35C33?

The complementary color is #339AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C35C33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C35C33 color

#C35C33 rgb(195, 92, 51)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C35C33 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 36.1% green and 20% blue (195, 92, 51).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 59% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 74% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Campfire (#CE5F38), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#C35C33 color codes

HEX	`#C35C33`
RGB	`rgb(195, 92, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 36.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 59%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 74%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 74%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, 38.47, 42.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 57.07, 47.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.933, 19.499, 5.477)`
Decimal	`12803123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C35C33, 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 #C35C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C35C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #C35C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c35c33; }
.text { color: #c35c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c35c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 92 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c35c33, #c3a433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #C35C33?: #C35C33 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C35C33?: The RGB value is 195, 92, 51: 195 red, 92 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C35C33?: The complementary color is #339AC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C35C33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.