What color is #C77D58?

#C77D58 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C77D58?

The RGB value is 199, 125, 88: 199 red, 125 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77D58?

The complementary color is #58A2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77D58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77D58 color

#C77D58 rgb(199, 125, 88)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C77D58 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 49% green and 34.5% blue (199, 125, 88).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 56% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pheasant (#C17C54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#C77D58 color codes

HEX	`#C77D58`
RGB	`rgb(199, 125, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 49%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 56%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, 24.96, 32.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 40.63, 52.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.65, 27.517, 12.822)`
Decimal	`13073752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77D58, 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 #C77D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #C77D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77d58; }
.text { color: #c77d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 125 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77d58, #c7b558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Sienna.

Questions

What color is #C77D58?: #C77D58 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pheasant. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C77D58?: The RGB value is 199, 125, 88: 199 red, 125 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77D58?: The complementary color is #58A2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77D58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.