What color is #C49045?

#C49045 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Pizza. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C49045?

The RGB value is 196, 144, 69: 196 red, 144 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C49045?

The complementary color is #4579C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C49045?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C49045 color

#C49045 rgb(196, 144, 69)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C49045 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 56.5% green and 27.1% blue (196, 144, 69).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 52% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 65% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pizza (#BF8D3C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#C49045 color codes

HEX	`#C49045`
RGB	`rgb(196, 144, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 56.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 52%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 65%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 11.89, 46.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 48.08, 75.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.814, 32.114, 10.047)`
Decimal	`12881989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C49045, 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 #C49045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C49045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #C49045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c49045; }
.text { color: #c49045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 144 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c49045, #b8c445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C49045?: #C49045 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Pizza. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C49045?: The RGB value is 196, 144, 69: 196 red, 144 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C49045?: The complementary color is #4579C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C49045?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.