#C1902A

sRGB · 193 / 144 / 42

#C1902A belongs to the orange family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 193 red, 144 green and 42 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 40.5° lands in the orange region. Its 64.3% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 46.1% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (7.29:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 193, 144, 42
HSL: 40.53°, 64.26%, 46.08%
HSV / HSB: 40.53°, 78.24%, 75.69%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 25.39%, 78.24%, 24.31%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 32.383, 31.452, 6.556
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 62.888, 9.185, 57.630
WCAG relative luminance: 0.31451
24-bit decimal: 12685354

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #C1902A in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 7.29:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text · 2.88:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#2A5BC1 sits half a turn (180°) from #C1902A on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#C1902A #2A5BC1

Analogous

#C1442A and #A7C12A sit 30° to either side of #C1902A. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#C1442A #C1902A #A7C12A

Triadic

#C1902A, #2AC190 and #902AC1 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#C1902A #2AC190 #902AC1

Split complementary

Start at #C1902A and look across the wheel. #2AA7C1 and #442AC1 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#C1902A #2AA7C1 #442AC1

Square

Starting with #C1902A, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #2AC144, #2A5BC1, then #C12AA7. Across the square, #C1902A pairs with #2A5BC1, and #2AC144 with #C12AA7.

#C1902A #2AC144 #2A5BC1 #C12AA7

Tetradic

#C1902A and #2A5BC1 are opposites, as are #5BC12A and #902AC1. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#C1902A #5BC12A #2A5BC1 #902AC1

Tints

Mixing #C1902A with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CDA655, keeps 80% of the original. By #F3E9D4, the mixture is 80% white.

#C1902A #CDA655 #DABC7F #E6D3AA #F3E9D4 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #C1902A with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #9A7322, keeps 80% of the original. By #271D08, the mixture is 80% black.

#C1902A #9A7322 #745619 #4D3A11 #271D08 #000000

Tones

Mixing #C1902A with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B48D3B, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D836F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#C1902A #B48D3B #A78A4C #9A865E #8D836F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#C1902A

RGB

rgb(193 144 42)

HSL

hsl(40.530 64.255% 46.078%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #C1902A;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#C1902A uses 193 red, 144 green and 42 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 75.7%

Green 56.5%

Blue 16.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #C1902A is 0.0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 78.2% yellow and 24.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 25.4%

Yellow 78.2%

Black 24.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BB8822. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #B82 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #C1902A when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CC9933, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #BB8822 Nearest web-safe · #CC9933

Gradient to complement

#C1902A #A88743 #8F7E5C #767676 #5C6D8F #4364A8 #2A5BC1

Color vision previews

Compare how #C1902A appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#A49118

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#AF9D2F

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#D2817C

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#AF9221

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#B4982C

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C48D55

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#989898

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#AE9472

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.53328 G 0.27889 B 0.02315

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.72747 G 0.57246 B 0.24876

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.48811 G 0.28734 B 0.05038

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.460 y 0.447 Y 31.452

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 24.314 M % 43.529 Y % 83.529

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11000001 10010000 00101010