What color is #CA6A47?

#CA6A47 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Koi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA6A47?

The RGB value is 202, 106, 71: 202 red, 106 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA6A47?

The complementary color is #47A7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA6A47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA6A47 color

#CA6A47 rgb(202, 106, 71)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CA6A47 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 41.6% green and 27.8% blue (202, 106, 71).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 65% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Koi (#D2663B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#CA6A47 color codes

HEX	`#CA6A47`
RGB	`rgb(202, 106, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 41.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 65%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, 35.1, 36.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 50.63, 46.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.651, 23.323, 8.848)`
Decimal	`13265479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA6A47, 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 #CA6A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA6A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #CA6A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca6a47; }
.text { color: #ca6a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca6a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 106 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca6a47, #caac47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Sienna.

Questions

What color is #CA6A47?: #CA6A47 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Koi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA6A47?: The RGB value is 202, 106, 71: 202 red, 106 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA6A47?: The complementary color is #47A7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA6A47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.