What color is #CCA177?

#CCA177 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA177?

The RGB value is 204, 161, 119: 204 red, 161 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA177?

The complementary color is #77A2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA177 color

#CCA177 rgb(204, 161, 119)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CCA177 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 63.1% green and 46.7% blue (204, 161, 119).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 42% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Outback (#C9A375), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#CCA177 color codes

HEX	`#CCA177`
RGB	`rgb(204, 161, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 63.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 42%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 42%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 10.36, 27.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 29.79, 69.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.978, 39.661, 22.946)`
Decimal	`13410679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA177, 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 #CCA177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #CCA177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca177; }
.text { color: #cca177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 161 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca177, #cccb77); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA177?: #CCA177 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Outback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA177?: The RGB value is 204, 161, 119: 204 red, 161 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA177?: The complementary color is #77A2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.