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#C3643C Color

#C3643C is rgb(195, 100, 60) in RGB, hsl(18, 53%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 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 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3643C
HEX#C3643C
RGBrgb(195, 100, 60)
HSLhsl(18, 53%, 50%)
HSVhsv(18, 69%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.133 42.6)
LABlab(53.55% 36.56 40.20)
LCHlch(53.55% 54.34 47.71)

What #C3643C 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 #C3643C, 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.

#C3643C Channel Values

How #C3643C 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 195 · G 100 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 53% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 69% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 69% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3643C 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C3643C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3643C; 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 #C3643C

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 #C3643C.

How #C3643C 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#C3643C
Protanopia#7B7B3B
Protanomaly#9D733B
Deuteranopia#8D8D33
Deuteranomaly#A57E37
Tritanopia#C56060
Tritanomaly#C46254
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3643C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3643c: #C3643C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3643C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3643c': '#C3643C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.392, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_c3643c">#C3643C</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3643C"

More Orange Colors

#C3643C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C3643C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3643C?

#C3643C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(195, 100, 60) in RGB and hsl(18, 53%, 50%) 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 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #C3643C?

#C3643C is rgb(195, 100, 60) — red 195, green 100, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3643C?

#C3643C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3643C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3643C scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3643C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3643C 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 11.52, which is visibly different.

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