What color is #CD8858?

#CD8858 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD8858?

The RGB value is 205, 136, 88: 205 red, 136 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD8858?

The complementary color is #589DCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD8858?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD8858 color

#CD8858 rgb(205, 136, 88)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD8858 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 53.3% green and 34.5% blue (205, 136, 88).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 54% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 57% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Copperhead (#D68755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#CD8858 color codes

HEX	`#CD8858`
RGB	`rgb(205, 136, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 53.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 54%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 57%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, 21.44, 36.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 42.19, 59.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.745, 31.295, 13.389)`
Decimal	`13469784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD8858, 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 #CD8858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD8858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #CD8858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd8858; }
.text { color: #cd8858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 136 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd8858, #cdc358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #CD8858?: #CD8858 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD8858?: The RGB value is 205, 136, 88: 205 red, 136 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD8858?: The complementary color is #589DCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD8858?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.