What color is #C87442?

#C87442 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cork Wood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C87442?

The RGB value is 200, 116, 66: 200 red, 116 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C87442?

The complementary color is #4296C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C87442?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C87442 color

#C87442 rgb(200, 116, 66)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C87442 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 45.5% green and 25.9% blue (200, 116, 66).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 67% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cork Wood (#CC7744), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#C87442 color codes

HEX	`#C87442`
RGB	`rgb(200, 116, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 45.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 67%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, 28.68, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 50.21, 55.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.051, 25.167, 8.376)`
Decimal	`13136962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C87442, 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 #C87442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C87442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #C87442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c87442; }
.text { color: #c87442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c87442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 116 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c87442, #c8b742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

Questions

What color is #C87442?: #C87442 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Cork Wood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C87442?: The RGB value is 200, 116, 66: 200 red, 116 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C87442?: The complementary color is #4296C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C87442?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.