What color is #C7AF7E?

#C7AF7E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AF7E?

The RGB value is 199, 175, 126: 199 red, 175 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AF7E?

The complementary color is #7E96C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AF7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AF7E color

#C7AF7E rgb(199, 175, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7AF7E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.6% green and 49.4% blue (199, 175, 126).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#C7AF7E color codes

HEX	`#C7AF7E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 175, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 1.61, 28.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 28.38, 86.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.65, 44.31, 26.041)`
Decimal	`13086590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AF7E, 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 #C7AF7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AF7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #C7AF7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7af7e; }
.text { color: #c7af7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7af7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 175 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7af7e, #bbc77e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7AF7E?: #C7AF7E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AF7E?: The RGB value is 199, 175, 126: 199 red, 175 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AF7E?: The complementary color is #7E96C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AF7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.