What color is #C7B382?

#C7B382 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B382?

The RGB value is 199, 179, 130: 199 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B382?

The complementary color is #8296C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B382 color

#C7B382 rgb(199, 179, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7B382 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 70.2% green and 51% blue (199, 179, 130).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#C7B382 color codes

HEX	`#C7B382`
RGB	`rgb(199, 179, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 70.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.54, -0.04, 27.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.54, 27.67, 90.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.703, 45.995, 27.691)`
Decimal	`13087618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B382, 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 #C7B382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C7B382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b382; }
.text { color: #c7b382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 179 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b382, #b9c782); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7B382?: #C7B382 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B382?: The RGB value is 199, 179, 130: 199 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B382?: The complementary color is #8296C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.