What color is #C59D93?

#C59D93 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59D93?

The RGB value is 197, 157, 147: 197 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59D93?

The complementary color is #93BBC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59D93 color

#C59D93 rgb(197, 157, 147)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C59D93 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 61.6% green and 57.6% blue (197, 157, 147).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#C59D93 color codes

HEX	`#C59D93`
RGB	`rgb(197, 157, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 61.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, 13.33, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 17.21, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.35, 38.093, 32.825)`
Decimal	`12950931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59D93, 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 #C59D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #C59D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59d93; }
.text { color: #c59d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 157 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59d93, #c5b693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C59D93?: #C59D93 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59D93?: The RGB value is 197, 157, 147: 197 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59D93?: The complementary color is #93BBC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.