What color is #C55B35?

#C55B35 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C55B35?

The RGB value is 197, 91, 53: 197 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C55B35?

The complementary color is #359FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C55B35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C55B35 color

#C55B35 rgb(197, 91, 53)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C55B35 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 35.7% green and 20.8% blue (197, 91, 53).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 58% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 73% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Campfire (#CE5F38), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#C55B35 color codes

HEX	`#C55B35`
RGB	`rgb(197, 91, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 35.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 58%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, 39.85, 41.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 57.42, 46.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.412, 19.613, 5.71)`
Decimal	`12933941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C55B35, 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 #C55B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C55B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #C55B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c55b35; }
.text { color: #c55b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c55b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 91 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c55b35, #c5a335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #C55B35?: #C55B35 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C55B35?: The RGB value is 197, 91, 53: 197 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C55B35?: The complementary color is #359FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C55B35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.