What color is #C59486?

#C59486 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59486?

The RGB value is 197, 148, 134: 197 red, 148 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59486?

The complementary color is #86B7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59486 color

#C59486 rgb(197, 148, 134)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C59486 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58% green and 52.5% blue (197, 148, 134).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Café Crème (#C79685), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#C59486 color codes

HEX	`#C59486`
RGB	`rgb(197, 148, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 16.48, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 22.01, 41.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.92, 34.773, 27.264)`
Decimal	`12948614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59486, 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 #C59486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #C59486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59486; }
.text { color: #c59486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 148 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59486, #c5b486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C59486?: #C59486 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59486?: The RGB value is 197, 148, 134: 197 red, 148 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59486?: The complementary color is #86B7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.