Recognised as Colour
#C48E65
- #C48E65
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#C48E65 is a orange with RGB values 196, 142, 101 and HSL 26°, 45%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.
Colour values
#C48E65#C48E65
HEX#C48E65
RGBrgb(196, 142, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5569, 0.3961
RGB percentages76.9%, 55.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(25.9, 44.6%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.9, 48.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 48.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,881,509
CSS custom property--colour: #C48E65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#3B719A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#659BC4
Analogous#C4656C, #C4BE65
Triadic#65C48E, #8E65C4
Split complementary#65C4BD, #656CC4
Tetradic#6CC465, #659BC4, #BD65C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G142
B101
Red196 (76.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue25.89°
Saturation (HSL)44.6%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 8E · B 65
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