What color is #C57E63?

#C57E63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C57E63?

The RGB value is 197, 126, 99: 197 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C57E63?

The complementary color is #63AAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C57E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C57E63 color

#C57E63 rgb(197, 126, 99)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C57E63 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (197, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 46% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 50% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Earthworm (#C3816E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#C57E63 color codes

HEX	`#C57E63`
RGB	`rgb(197, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 46%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 50%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 24.58, 26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 35.86, 46.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.741, 27.696, 15.423)`
Decimal	`12942947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C57E63, 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 #C57E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C57E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #C57E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c57e63; }
.text { color: #c57e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c57e63, #c5af63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #C57E63?: #C57E63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C57E63?: The RGB value is 197, 126, 99: 197 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C57E63?: The complementary color is #63AAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C57E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.