What color is #C7A97D?

#C7A97D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pony. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A97D?

The RGB value is 199, 169, 125: 199 red, 169 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A97D?

The complementary color is #7D9BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A97D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A97D color

#C7A97D rgb(199, 169, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7A97D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 66.3% green and 49% blue (199, 169, 125).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pony (#C6AA81), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#C7A97D color codes

HEX	`#C7A97D`
RGB	`rgb(199, 169, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 66.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, 4.7, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 27.2, 80.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.444, 42, 25.322)`
Decimal	`13085053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A97D, 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 #C7A97D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A97D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #C7A97D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a97d; }
.text { color: #c7a97d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a97d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 169 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a97d, #c0c77d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C7A97D?: #C7A97D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pony. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A97D?: The RGB value is 199, 169, 125: 199 red, 169 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A97D?: The complementary color is #7D9BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A97D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.