Colour
#C6A496
- #C6A496
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#C6A496 is a orange with RGB values 198, 164, 150 and HSL 18°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#C6A496#C6A496
HEX#C6A496
RGBrgb(198, 164, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6431, 0.5882
RGB percentages77.6%, 64.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(17.5, 29.6%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 24.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 24.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,018,262
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A496;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#395B69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B8C6
Analogous#C696A0, #C6BC96
Triadic#96C6A4, #A496C6
Split complementary#96C6BC, #96A0C6
Tetradic#A0C696, #96B8C6, #BC96C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G164
B150
Red198 (77.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue17.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A4 · B 96
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