What color is #C75A22?

#C75A22 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C75A22?

The RGB value is 199, 90, 34: 199 red, 90 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C75A22?

The complementary color is #228FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C75A22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C75A22 color

#C75A22 rgb(199, 90, 34)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C75A22 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 35.3% green and 13.3% blue (199, 90, 34).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 71% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 83% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tomato Bisque (#D15915), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#C75A22 color codes

HEX	`#C75A22`
RGB	`rgb(199, 90, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 35.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 71%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 83%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 83%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 40.4, 50.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 64.68, 51.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.501, 19.574, 3.843)`
Decimal	`13064738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C75A22, 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 #C75A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C75A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #C75A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c75a22; }
.text { color: #c75a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c75a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 90 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c75a22, #c7ad22); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C75A22?: #C75A22 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C75A22?: The RGB value is 199, 90, 34: 199 red, 90 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C75A22?: The complementary color is #228FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C75A22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.