What color is #C3A07D?

#C3A07D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A07D?

The RGB value is 195, 160, 125: 195 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A07D?

The complementary color is #7DA0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A07D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A07D color

#C3A07D rgb(195, 160, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3A07D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 62.7% green and 49% blue (195, 160, 125).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#C3A07D color codes

HEX	`#C3A07D`
RGB	`rgb(195, 160, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 62.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 36%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, 7.97, 23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 24.45, 70.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.779, 38.226, 24.734)`
Decimal	`12820605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A07D, 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 #C3A07D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A07D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #C3A07D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a07d; }
.text { color: #c3a07d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a07d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 160 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a07d, #c3c37d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3A07D?: #C3A07D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A07D?: The RGB value is 195, 160, 125: 195 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A07D?: The complementary color is #7DA0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A07D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.