What color is #C85A37?

#C85A37 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C85A37?

The RGB value is 200, 90, 55: 200 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C85A37?

The complementary color is #37A5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C85A37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C85A37 color

#C85A37 rgb(200, 90, 55)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C85A37 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 35.3% green and 21.6% blue (200, 90, 55).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 73% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Campfire (#CE5F38), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#C85A37 color codes

HEX	`#C85A37`
RGB	`rgb(200, 90, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 35.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 73%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 41.58, 40.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 58.22, 44.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.168, 19.871, 5.966)`
Decimal	`13130295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C85A37, 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 #C85A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C85A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C85A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c85a37; }
.text { color: #c85a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c85a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 90 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c85a37, #c8a337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #C85A37?: #C85A37 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C85A37?: The RGB value is 200, 90, 55: 200 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C85A37?: The complementary color is #37A5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C85A37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.