#c17427

Color #c17427

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c17427

RGB

rgb(193, 116, 39)

HSL

hsl(30, 66.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 79.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 79.8%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(56.07, 24.45, 52.44)

LCH

lch(56.07, 57.86, 65)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1303, 60.68)

HWB

hwb(30, 15.3%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2774c1

Analogous

#c12727

#c17427

#c1c127

Triadic

#c17427

#27c174

#7427c1

Split-complementary

#c17427

#27c1c1

#2727c1

Tetradic

#c17427

#74c127

#2774c1

#7427c1

Square

#c17427

#27c127

#2774c1

#c127c1

Shades

Color #c17427 mixed toward black.

#a16120

#814d1a

#613a13

#40270d

#201306

Tints

Color #c17427 mixed toward white.

#d88b3e

#e0a265

#e8ba8b

#efd1b2

#f7e8d8

Tones

Color #c17427 mixed toward gray.

#b47434

#a77441

#9b744e

#8e745a

#817467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a544 · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#a9ae49 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#be5356 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c17427;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c17427]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#c17427 (#c17427) is rgb(193, 116, 39) in RGB.

No, #c17427 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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