What color is #C5947D?

#C5947D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5947D?

The RGB value is 197, 148, 125: 197 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5947D?

The complementary color is #7DAEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5947D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5947D color

#C5947D rgb(197, 148, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5947D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58% green and 49% blue (197, 148, 125).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#C5947D color codes

HEX	`#C5947D`
RGB	`rgb(197, 148, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 15.34, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 24.68, 51.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.319, 34.533, 24.098)`
Decimal	`12948605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5947D, 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 #C5947D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5947D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #C5947D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5947d; }
.text { color: #c5947d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5947d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 148 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5947d, #c5b87d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C5947D?: #C5947D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5947D?: The RGB value is 197, 148, 125: 197 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5947D?: The complementary color is #7DAEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5947D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.