What color is #C7A775?

#C7A775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A775?

The RGB value is 199, 167, 117: 199 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A775?

The complementary color is #7595C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A775 color

#C7A775 rgb(199, 167, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7A775 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.5% green and 45.9% blue (199, 167, 117).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 41% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#C7A775 color codes

HEX	`#C7A775`
RGB	`rgb(199, 167, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 41%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, 4.86, 30.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 30.6, 80.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.584, 41.066, 22.615)`
Decimal	`13084533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A775, 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 #C7A775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #C7A775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a775; }
.text { color: #c7a775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 167 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a775, #bec775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C7A775?: #C7A775 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A775?: The RGB value is 199, 167, 117: 199 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A775?: The complementary color is #7595C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.