What color is #C69683?

#C69683 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C69683?

The RGB value is 198, 150, 131: 198 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C69683?

The complementary color is #83B3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C69683 color

#C69683 rgb(198, 150, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C69683 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58.8% green and 51.4% blue (198, 150, 131).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Café Crème (#C79685), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#C69683 color codes

HEX	`#C69683`
RGB	`rgb(198, 150, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 15.39, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 22.94, 47.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.293, 35.459, 26.296)`
Decimal	`13014659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C69683, 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 #C69683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #C69683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69683; }
.text { color: #c69683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 150 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69683, #c6b883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C69683?: #C69683 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C69683?: The RGB value is 198, 150, 131: 198 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C69683?: The complementary color is #83B3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.