What color is #CD9079?

#CD9079 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9079?

The RGB value is 205, 144, 121: 205 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9079?

The complementary color is #79B6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9079 color

#CD9079 rgb(205, 144, 121)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD9079 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (205, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 46% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#CD9079 color codes

HEX	`#CD9079`
RGB	`rgb(205, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 46%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, 20.25, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 29.51, 46.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.603, 34.309, 22.674)`
Decimal	`13471865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9079, 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 #CD9079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #CD9079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9079; }
.text { color: #cd9079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9079, #cdba79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CD9079?: #CD9079 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9079?: The RGB value is 205, 144, 121: 205 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9079?: The complementary color is #79B6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.