What color is #C65B34?

#C65B34 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C65B34?

The RGB value is 198, 91, 52: 198 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C65B34?

The complementary color is #349FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C65B34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C65B34 color

#C65B34 rgb(198, 91, 52)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C65B34 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 35.7% green and 20.4% blue (198, 91, 52).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 58% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 74% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Campfire (#CE5F38), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#C65B34 color codes

HEX	`#C65B34`
RGB	`rgb(198, 91, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 35.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 58%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 74%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 74%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 40.18, 42.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 58.17, 46.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.652, 19.739, 5.602)`
Decimal	`12999476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C65B34, 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 #C65B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C65B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C65B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c65b34; }
.text { color: #c65b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c65b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 91 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c65b34, #c6a434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #C65B34?: #C65B34 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C65B34?: The RGB value is 198, 91, 52: 198 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C65B34?: The complementary color is #349FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C65B34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.