What color is #C3A381?

#C3A381 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A381?

The RGB value is 195, 163, 129: 195 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A381?

The complementary color is #81A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A381 color

#C3A381 rgb(195, 163, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3A381 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.9% green and 50.6% blue (195, 163, 129).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Latte (#C5A582), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#C3A381 color codes

HEX	`#C3A381`
RGB	`rgb(195, 163, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.03, 6.84, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.03, 23.11, 72.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.566, 39.383, 26.282)`
Decimal	`12821377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A381, 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 #C3A381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #C3A381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a381; }
.text { color: #c3a381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 163 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a381, #c2c381); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3A381?: #C3A381 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A381?: The RGB value is 195, 163, 129: 195 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A381?: The complementary color is #81A1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.