What color is #CC6400?

#CC6400 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC6400?

The RGB value is 204, 100, 0: 204 red, 100 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC6400?

The complementary color is #0068CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC6400?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC6400 color

#CC6400 rgb(204, 100, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CC6400 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 39.2% green and 0% blue (204, 100, 0).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cinnamon (#D2691E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#CC6400 color codes

HEX	`#CC6400`
RGB	`rgb(204, 100, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 39.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, 36.75, 62.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 72.44, 59.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.462, 21.956, 2.686)`
Decimal	`13394944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC6400, 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 #CC6400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC6400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #CC6400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc6400; }
.text { color: #cc6400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc6400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 100 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc6400, #ccca00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CC6400?: #CC6400 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC6400?: The RGB value is 204, 100, 0: 204 red, 100 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC6400?: The complementary color is #0068CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC6400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.