What color is #CD6546?

#CD6546 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD6546?

The RGB value is 205, 101, 70: 205 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD6546?

The complementary color is #46AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD6546?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD6546 color

#CD6546 rgb(205, 101, 70)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD6546 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 39.6% green and 27.5% blue (205, 101, 70).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% 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 5.55:1).

#CD6546 color codes

HEX	`#CD6546`
RGB	`rgb(205, 101, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 39.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, 38.79, 36.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 53.2, 43.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.939, 22.732, 8.552)`
Decimal	`13460806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD6546, 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 #CD6546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD6546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #CD6546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd6546; }
.text { color: #cd6546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 101 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd6546, #cda946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #CD6546?: #CD6546 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD6546?: The RGB value is 205, 101, 70: 205 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD6546?: The complementary color is #46AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD6546?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.