What color is #C58E79?

#C58E79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C58E79?

The RGB value is 197, 142, 121: 197 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58E79?

The complementary color is #79B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58E79 color

#C58E79 rgb(197, 142, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C58E79 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (197, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 39% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#C58E79 color codes

HEX	`#C58E79`
RGB	`rgb(197, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 39%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 18.15, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 26.61, 46.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.151, 32.599, 22.474)`
Decimal	`12947065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58E79, 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 #C58E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #C58E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58e79; }
.text { color: #c58e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58e79, #c5b479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C58E79?: #C58E79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C58E79?: The RGB value is 197, 142, 121: 197 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58E79?: The complementary color is #79B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.