What color is #C7A89C?

#C7A89C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A89C?

The RGB value is 199, 168, 156: 199 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A89C?

The complementary color is #9CBBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A89C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A89C color

#C7A89C rgb(199, 168, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7A89C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.9% green and 61.2% blue (199, 168, 156).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#C7A89C color codes

HEX	`#C7A89C`
RGB	`rgb(199, 168, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 9.42, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 14.03, 47.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.557, 42.549, 37.364)`
Decimal	`13084828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A89C, 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 #C7A89C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A89C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #C7A89C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a89c; }
.text { color: #c7a89c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a89c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 168 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a89c, #c7be9c); }

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Questions

What color is #C7A89C?: #C7A89C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A89C?: The RGB value is 199, 168, 156: 199 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A89C?: The complementary color is #9CBBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A89C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.