What color is #C98F79?

#C98F79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C98F79?

The RGB value is 201, 143, 121: 201 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C98F79?

The complementary color is #79B3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C98F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C98F79 color

#C98F79 rgb(201, 143, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C98F79 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (201, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 43% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 40% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#C98F79 color codes

HEX	`#C98F79`
RGB	`rgb(201, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 43%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 40%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 19.2, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 28.06, 46.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.362, 33.445, 22.573)`
Decimal	`13209465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C98F79, 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 #C98F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C98F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #C98F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c98f79; }
.text { color: #c98f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c98f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c98f79, #c9b779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C98F79?: #C98F79 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C98F79?: The RGB value is 201, 143, 121: 201 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C98F79?: The complementary color is #79B3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C98F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.