What color is #C6947B?

#C6947B 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 #C6947B?

The RGB value is 198, 148, 123: 198 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6947B?

The complementary color is #7BADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6947B color

#C6947B rgb(198, 148, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C6947B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (198, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#C6947B color codes

HEX	`#C6947B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, 15.5, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 25.74, 52.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.455, 34.618, 23.444)`
Decimal	`13014139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6947B, 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 #C6947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #C6947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6947b; }
.text { color: #c6947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6947b, #c6ba7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C6947B?: #C6947B 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 #C6947B?: The RGB value is 198, 148, 123: 198 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6947B?: The complementary color is #7BADC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.