Colour
#C48C5D
- #C48C5D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#C48C5D is a orange with RGB values 196, 140, 93 and HSL 27°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.
Colour values
#C48C5D#C48C5D
HEX#C48C5D
RGBrgb(196, 140, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.549, 0.3647
RGB percentages76.9%, 54.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(27.4, 46.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 52.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 52.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,880,989
CSS custom property--colour: #C48C5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#3B73A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D95C4
Analogous#C45D61, #C4C05D
Triadic#5DC48C, #8C5DC4
Split complementary#5DC4C0, #5D61C4
Tetradic#61C45D, #5D95C4, #C05DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G140
B93
Red196 (76.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue27.38°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 8C · B 5D
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