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#C0502A Color

#C0502A is rgb(192, 80, 42) in RGB, hsl(15, 64%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 78%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0502A
HEX#C0502A
RGBrgb(192, 80, 42)
HSLhsl(15, 64%, 46%)
HSVhsv(15, 78%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 78%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.153 38.5)
LABlab(49.03% 44.39 44.66)
LCHlch(49.03% 62.97 45.18)

What #C0502A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C0502A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C0502A Channel Values

How #C0502A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 80 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 64% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 78% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 78% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0502A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C0502A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0502A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C0502A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0502A.

How #C0502A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C0502A
Protanopia#6E6E28
Protanomaly#966329
Deuteranopia#83831B
Deuteranomaly#9F7222
Tritanopia#C14C4C
Tritanomaly#C14E41
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0502A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c0502a: #C0502A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0502A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0502a': '#C0502A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.314, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_c0502a">#C0502A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0502A"

More Orange Colors

#C0502A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C0502A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0502A?

#C0502A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(192, 80, 42) in RGB and hsl(15, 64%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #C0502A?

#C0502A is rgb(192, 80, 42) — red 192, green 80, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0502A?

#C0502A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 78%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0502A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C0502A scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0502A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0502A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 15.82, which is visibly different.

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