What color is #C59880?

#C59880 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 #C59880?

The RGB value is 197, 152, 128: 197 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59880?

The complementary color is #80ADC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59880 color

#C59880 rgb(197, 152, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C59880 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (197, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 35% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#C59880 color codes

HEX	`#C59880`
RGB	`rgb(197, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 35%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 13.51, 19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 23.41, 54.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.152, 35.887, 25.335)`
Decimal	`12949632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59880, 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 #C59880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #C59880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59880; }
.text { color: #c59880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59880, #c5bb80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C59880?: #C59880 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 #C59880?: The RGB value is 197, 152, 128: 197 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59880?: The complementary color is #80ADC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.