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#C44303 Color

#C44303 is rgb(196, 67, 3) in RGB, hsl(20, 97%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 98%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mahogany (#C04000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C44303
HEX#C44303
RGBrgb(196, 67, 3)
HSLhsl(20, 97%, 39%)
HSVhsv(20, 98%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 98%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.175 39.7)
LABlab(47.38% 50.84 58.15)
LCHlch(47.38% 77.24 48.83)

What #C44303 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 #C44303, 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 brown in the library.

#C44303 Channel Values

How #C44303 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 196 · G 67 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 97% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 98% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 98% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C44303 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C44303

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C44303; 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 #C44303

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 #C44303.

How #C44303 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#C44303
Protanopia#696900
Protanomaly#965C00
Deuteranopia#818100
Deuteranomaly#A06E00
Tritanopia#C53F3F
Tritanomaly#C54030
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C44303 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c44303: #C44303;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C44303;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c44303': '#C44303' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.263, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_c44303">#C44303</color>
SVG fillfill="#C44303"

More Brown Colors

#C44303 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C44303 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C44303?

#C44303 is a dark brown — rgb(196, 67, 3) in RGB and hsl(20, 97%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mahogany (#C04000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.23.

What is the RGB value of #C44303?

#C44303 is rgb(196, 67, 3) — red 196, green 67, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C44303?

#C44303 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 98%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C44303 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C44303 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C44303 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C44303 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 14.85, which is visibly different.

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