What color is #C87F65?

#C87F65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C87F65?

The RGB value is 200, 127, 101: 200 red, 127 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C87F65?

The complementary color is #65AEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C87F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C87F65 color

#C87F65 rgb(200, 127, 101)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C87F65 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 49.8% green and 39.6% blue (200, 127, 101).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 47% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 50% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Earthworm (#C3816E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#C87F65 color codes

HEX	`#C87F65`
RGB	`rgb(200, 127, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 49.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 47%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 50%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 50%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, 25.44, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 36.3, 45.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.76, 28.401, 16.013)`
Decimal	`13139813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C87F65, 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 #C87F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C87F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #C87F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c87f65; }
.text { color: #c87f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c87f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 127 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c87f65, #c8b165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #C87F65?: #C87F65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Earthworm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C87F65?: The RGB value is 200, 127, 101: 200 red, 127 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C87F65?: The complementary color is #65AEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C87F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.