What color is #C4866F?

#C4866F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4866F?

The RGB value is 196, 134, 111: 196 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4866F?

The complementary color is #6FADC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4866F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4866F color

#C4866F rgb(196, 134, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C4866F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 52.5% green and 43.5% blue (196, 134, 111).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 42% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 43% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Earthworm (#C3816E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#C4866F color codes

HEX	`#C4866F`
RGB	`rgb(196, 134, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 52.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 42%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 43%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, 21.02, 22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 30.43, 46.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.161, 29.936, 19.015)`
Decimal	`12879471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4866F, 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 #C4866F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C4866F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #C4866F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4866f; }
.text { color: #c4866f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4866f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 134 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4866f, #c4b16f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C4866F?: #C4866F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4866F?: The RGB value is 196, 134, 111: 196 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4866F?: The complementary color is #6FADC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4866F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.