What color is #C47C61?

#C47C61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C47C61?

The RGB value is 196, 124, 97: 196 red, 124 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C47C61?

The complementary color is #61A9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C47C61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C47C61 color

#C47C61 rgb(196, 124, 97)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C47C61 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 48.6% green and 38% blue (196, 124, 97).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 46% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 51% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Earthworm (#C3816E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#C47C61 color codes

HEX	`#C47C61`
RGB	`rgb(196, 124, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 48.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 46%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 51%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 51%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 25.08, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 36.41, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.132, 27.017, 14.829)`
Decimal	`12876897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C47C61, 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 #C47C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C47C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #C47C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c47c61; }
.text { color: #c47c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c47c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 124 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c47c61, #c4ae61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #C47C61?: #C47C61 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C47C61?: The RGB value is 196, 124, 97: 196 red, 124 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C47C61?: The complementary color is #61A9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C47C61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.