What color is #CF6323?

#CF6323 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Solar Ash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF6323?

The RGB value is 207, 99, 35: 207 red, 99 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF6323?

The complementary color is #238FCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF6323?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF6323 color

#CF6323 rgb(207, 99, 35)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CF6323 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 38.8% green and 13.7% blue (207, 99, 35).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 71% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 83% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Solar Ash (#CC6622), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#CF6323 color codes

HEX	`#CF6323`
RGB	`rgb(207, 99, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 38.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 71%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 83%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 83%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 39.04, 53.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 66.03, 53.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.5, 22.314, 4.291)`
Decimal	`13591331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF6323, 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 #CF6323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CF6323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #CF6323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf6323; }
.text { color: #cf6323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf6323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 99 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf6323, #cfb923); }

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Questions

What color is #CF6323?: #CF6323 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Solar Ash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF6323?: The RGB value is 207, 99, 35: 207 red, 99 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF6323?: The complementary color is #238FCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF6323?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.