What color is #C3AA74?

#C3AA74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AA74?

The RGB value is 195, 170, 116: 195 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AA74?

The complementary color is #748DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AA74 color

#C3AA74 rgb(195, 170, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3AA74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 66.7% green and 45.5% blue (195, 170, 116).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#C3AA74 color codes

HEX	`#C3AA74`
RGB	`rgb(195, 170, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 66.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 40%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, 1.51, 31.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 31.21, 87.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.034, 41.614, 22.443)`
Decimal	`12823156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AA74, 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 #C3AA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #C3AA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3aa74; }
.text { color: #c3aa74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3aa74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 170 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3aa74, #b4c374); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3AA74?: #C3AA74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AA74?: The RGB value is 195, 170, 116: 195 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AA74?: The complementary color is #748DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.