What color is #C99176?

#C99176 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C99176?

The RGB value is 201, 145, 118: 201 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C99176?

The complementary color is #76AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C99176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C99176 color

#C99176 rgb(201, 145, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C99176 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 56.9% green and 46.3% blue (201, 145, 118).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#C99176 color codes

HEX	`#C99176`
RGB	`rgb(201, 145, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 56.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 17.76, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 28.83, 51.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.484, 33.979, 21.72)`
Decimal	`13209974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C99176, 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 #C99176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C99176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #C99176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c99176; }
.text { color: #c99176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c99176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 145 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c99176, #c9bb76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #C99176?: #C99176 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C99176?: The RGB value is 201, 145, 118: 201 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C99176?: The complementary color is #76AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C99176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.