What color is #C69D74?

#C69D74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C69D74?

The RGB value is 198, 157, 116: 198 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C69D74?

The complementary color is #749DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C69D74 color

#C69D74 rgb(198, 157, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C69D74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 61.6% green and 45.5% blue (198, 157, 116).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cardboard (#C19A6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#C69D74 color codes

HEX	`#C69D74`
RGB	`rgb(198, 157, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 61.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, 9.76, 27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 28.93, 70.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.499, 37.383, 21.707)`
Decimal	`13016436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C69D74, 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 #C69D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #C69D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69d74; }
.text { color: #c69d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 157 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69d74, #c6c674); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C69D74?: #C69D74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cardboard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C69D74?: The RGB value is 198, 157, 116: 198 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C69D74?: The complementary color is #749DC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.