What color is #C36C4C?

#C36C4C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C36C4C?

The RGB value is 195, 108, 76: 195 red, 108 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C36C4C?

The complementary color is #4CA3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C36C4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C36C4C color

#C36C4C rgb(195, 108, 76)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C36C4C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 42.4% green and 29.8% blue (195, 108, 76).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 50% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 61% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Clay (#B66A50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#C36C4C color codes

HEX	`#C36C4C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 108, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 42.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 50%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 61%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 61%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 31.59, 32.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 45.63, 46.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.175, 22.852, 9.711)`
Decimal	`12807244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C36C4C, 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 #C36C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C36C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #C36C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c36c4c; }
.text { color: #c36c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c36c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 108 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c36c4c, #c3a84c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #C36C4C?: #C36C4C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C36C4C?: The RGB value is 195, 108, 76: 195 red, 108 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C36C4C?: The complementary color is #4CA3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C36C4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.