What color is #C7886A?

#C7886A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7886A?

The RGB value is 199, 136, 106: 199 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7886A?

The complementary color is #6AA9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7886A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7886A color

#C7886A rgb(199, 136, 106)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C7886A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 53.3% green and 41.6% blue (199, 136, 106).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 45% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 47% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Escalope (#CC8866), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#C7886A color codes

HEX	`#C7886A`
RGB	`rgb(199, 136, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 53.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 45%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 47%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, 20.61, 25.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 33.04, 51.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.961, 30.794, 17.735)`
Decimal	`13076586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7886A, 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 #C7886A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7886A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #C7886A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7886a; }
.text { color: #c7886a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7886a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 136 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7886a, #c7b76a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C7886A?: #C7886A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7886A?: The RGB value is 199, 136, 106: 199 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7886A?: The complementary color is #6AA9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7886A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.