#C1902F

sRGB · 193 / 144 / 47

#C1902F belongs to the orange family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 193 red, 144 green and 47 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 39.9° lands in the orange region. Its 60.8% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 47.1% 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 (7.30:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 193, 144, 47
HSL: 39.86°, 60.83%, 47.06%
HSV / HSB: 39.86°, 75.65%, 75.69%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 25.39%, 75.65%, 24.31%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 32.478, 31.490, 7.057
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 62.919, 9.389, 55.736
WCAG relative luminance: 0.31489
24-bit decimal: 12685359

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 #C1902F 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 · 7.30:1

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

#2F60C1 sits half a turn (180°) from #C1902F 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.

#C1902F #2F60C1

Analogous

#C1472F and #A9C12F sit 30° to either side of #C1902F. 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.

#C1472F #C1902F #A9C12F

Triadic

#C1902F, #2FC190 and #902FC1 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#C1902F #2FC190 #902FC1

Split complementary

Start at #C1902F and look across the wheel. #2FA9C1 and #472FC1 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#C1902F #2FA9C1 #472FC1

Square

Starting with #C1902F, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #2FC147, #2F60C1, then #C12FA9. Across the square, #C1902F pairs with #2F60C1, and #2FC147 with #C12FA9.

#C1902F #2FC147 #2F60C1 #C12FA9

Tetradic

#C1902F and #2F60C1 are opposites, as are #60C12F and #902FC1. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#C1902F #60C12F #2F60C1 #902FC1

Tints

Mixing #C1902F with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CDA659, keeps 80% of the original. By #F3E9D5, the mixture is 80% white.

#C1902F #CDA659 #DABC82 #E6D3AC #F3E9D5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #C1902F with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #9A7326, keeps 80% of the original. By #271D09, the mixture is 80% black.

#C1902F #9A7326 #74561C #4D3A13 #271D09 #000000

Tones

Mixing #C1902F with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B48D3F, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D8370, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#C1902F #B48D3F #A78A4F #9A8660 #8D8370 #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

#C1902F

RGB

rgb(193 144 47)

HSL

hsl(39.863 60.833% 47.059%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #C1902F;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#C1902F uses 193 red, 144 green and 47 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 75.7%

Green 56.5%

Blue 18.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #C1902F is 0.0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 75.6% 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 75.6%

Black 24.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BB8833. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #B83 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #C1902F when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CC9933, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #BB8833 Nearest web-safe · #CC9933

Gradient to complement

#C1902F #A98847 #908060 #787878 #607090 #4768A9 #2F60C1

Color vision previews

Compare how #C1902F 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.

#A49120

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.

#AF9D33

Tritanopia

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

#D2827D

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.

#AF9227

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.

#B49830

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#C38D56

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.

#AE9473

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 0.02843

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 0.26050

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.48811 G 0.28734 B 0.05518

CIE xyY

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

x 0.457 y 0.443 Y 31.490

CMY

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

C % 24.314 M % 43.529 Y % 81.569

Binary RGB

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

11000001 10010000 00101111