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#C17144 Color

#C17144 is rgb(193, 113, 68) in RGB, hsl(22, 50%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 65%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C17144
HEX#C17144
RGBrgb(193, 113, 68)
HSLhsl(22, 50%, 51%)
HSVhsv(22, 65%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 65%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.118 48.8)
LABlab(56.14% 29.50 38.76)
LCHlch(56.14% 48.71 52.73)

What #C17144 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 #C17144, 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.

#C17144 Channel Values

How #C17144 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 193 · G 113 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 50% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 65% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 65% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C17144 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C17144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C17144; 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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Tints & Shades of #C17144

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C17144.

How #C17144 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#C17144
Protanopia#838343
Protanomaly#A07C43
Deuteranopia#92923E
Deuteranomaly#A78640
Tritanopia#C36D6D
Tritanomaly#C26E5F
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C17144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c17144: #C17144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C17144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c17144': '#C17144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.443, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_c17144">#C17144</color>
SVG fillfill="#C17144"

More Orange Colors

#C17144 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C17144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C17144?

#C17144 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(193, 113, 68) in RGB and hsl(22, 50%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.89.

What is the RGB value of #C17144?

#C17144 is rgb(193, 113, 68) — red 193, green 113, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C17144?

#C17144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 65%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C17144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C17144 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C17144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C17144 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 12.19, which is visibly different.

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