What color is #CC760B?

#CC760B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Maine Coon Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC760B?

The RGB value is 204, 118, 11: 204 red, 118 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC760B?

The complementary color is #0B61CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC760B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC760B color

#CC760B rgb(204, 118, 11)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CC760B is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 46.3% green and 4.3% blue (204, 118, 11).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 90% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 95% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Maine Coon Orange (#C2792B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#CC760B color codes

HEX	`#CC760B`
RGB	`rgb(204, 118, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 46.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 90%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 95%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 95%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, 27.41, 62.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 68.62, 66.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.444, 25.822, 3.645)`
Decimal	`13399563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC760B, 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 #CC760B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC760B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #CC760B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc760b; }
.text { color: #cc760b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc760b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 118 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc760b, #c2cc0b); }

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Questions

What color is #CC760B?: #CC760B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Maine Coon Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC760B?: The RGB value is 204, 118, 11: 204 red, 118 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC760B?: The complementary color is #0B61CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC760B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.