What color is #CA572B?

#CA572B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA572B?

The RGB value is 202, 87, 43: 202 red, 87 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA572B?

The complementary color is #2B9ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA572B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA572B color

#CA572B rgb(202, 87, 43)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CA572B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 34.1% green and 16.9% blue (202, 87, 43).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 65% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 79% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Campfire (#CE5F38), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#CA572B color codes

HEX	`#CA572B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 87, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 34.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 65%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 79%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 79%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 43.3, 46.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 63.58, 47.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.204, 19.551, 4.574)`
Decimal	`13260587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA572B, 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 #CA572B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA572B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #CA572B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca572b; }
.text { color: #ca572b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca572b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 87 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca572b, #caa62b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #CA572B?: #CA572B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA572B?: The RGB value is 202, 87, 43: 202 red, 87 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA572B?: The complementary color is #2B9ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA572B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.