All About Color #C55C16

#C55C16

About #C55C16

#C55C16 is a medium orange color with the hex code #C55C16. In RGB it is red 197, green 92, blue 22; in HSL it is hue 24°, saturation 80%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 0%, 53%, 89%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 4.27:1 on white and 4.92:1 on black.

#C55C16 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC5, 5C, 16
CMYK0.00%, 53.30%, 88.83%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal197, 92, 22
HSL24°, 80%, 43%
RGB Octal305, 134, 26
HSV (HSB)24.00°, 88.83%, 77.25%
RGB Binary11000101, 1011100, 10110
CIE-L*AB51.36, 38.32, 54.97
RGB Percent77.25%, 36.08%, 8.63%
CIE-L*CH51.36, 67.01, 55.12
XYZ27.00, 19.58, 3.12
CIE-L*UV51.36, 86.36, 43.81
xyY0.54, 0.39, 19.58
Hunter-Lab44.25, 31.46, 26.80
RYB77.25%, 54.38%, 8.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C55C16 on a dark background: contrast 4.92:1, passes WCAG AA.
#C55C16 on a light background: contrast 4.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C55C16, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C55C16 · #EB8C4C · #73360D · #167FC5 · #4CABEB

Analogous palette

#C5167F · #C51627 · #C55C16 · #C5B416 · #7FC516

Triadic palette

#C55C16 · #16C55C · #5C16C5 · #EB8C4C · #4CEB8C

Tetradic palette

#C55C16 · #27C516 · #167FC5 · #B416C5 · #73360D

Monochromatic palette

#3C1C07 · #813C0E · #C55C16 · #EA833E · #F1AF83

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