Recognised as Colour
#C48D62
- #C48D62
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#C48D62 is a orange with RGB values 196, 141, 98 and HSL 26°, 45%, 58%. 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
#C48D62#C48D62
HEX#C48D62
RGBrgb(196, 141, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5529, 0.3843
RGB percentages76.9%, 55.3%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(26.3, 45.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.3, 50%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 50%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,881,250
CSS custom property--colour: #C48D62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3B729D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6299C4
Analogous#C46268, #C4BE62
Triadic#62C48D, #8D62C4
Split complementary#62C4BE, #6268C4
Tetradic#68C462, #6299C4, #BE62C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G141
B98
Red196 (76.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue26.33°
Saturation (HSL)45.37%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 8D · B 62
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