What color is #C3A190?

#C3A190 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A190?

The RGB value is 195, 161, 144: 195 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A190?

The complementary color is #90B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A190 color

#C3A190 rgb(195, 161, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3A190 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.1% green and 56.5% blue (195, 161, 144).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#C3A190 color codes

HEX	`#C3A190`
RGB	`rgb(195, 161, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 9.94, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 16.81, 53.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.285, 39.107, 31.807)`
Decimal	`12820880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A190, 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 #C3A190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #C3A190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a190; }
.text { color: #c3a190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 161 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a190, #c3bb90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C3A190?: #C3A190 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A190?: The RGB value is 195, 161, 144: 195 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A190?: The complementary color is #90B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.