What color is #C78161?

#C78161 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C78161?

The RGB value is 199, 129, 97: 199 red, 129 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C78161?

The complementary color is #61A7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C78161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C78161 color

#C78161 rgb(199, 129, 97)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C78161 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 50.6% green and 38% blue (199, 129, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 48% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 51% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Escalope (#CC8866), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#C78161 color codes

HEX	`#C78161`
RGB	`rgb(199, 129, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 50.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 48%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 51%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 23.57, 28.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 36.95, 50.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.563, 28.709, 15.081)`
Decimal	`13074785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C78161, 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 #C78161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C78161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #C78161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c78161; }
.text { color: #c78161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c78161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 129 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c78161, #c7b461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Sienna.

Questions

What color is #C78161?: #C78161 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C78161?: The RGB value is 199, 129, 97: 199 red, 129 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C78161?: The complementary color is #61A7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C78161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.