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#C7400A Color

#C7400A is rgb(199, 64, 10) in RGB, hsl(17, 90%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7400A
HEX#C7400A
RGBrgb(199, 64, 10)
HSLhsl(17, 90%, 41%)
HSVhsv(17, 95%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.18 37.8)
LABlab(47.50% 53.10 56.77)
LCHlch(47.50% 77.74 46.91)

What #C7400A 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 #C7400A, 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.

#C7400A Channel Values

How #C7400A 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 199 · G 64 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 90% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 95% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 95% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7400A 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C7400A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7400A; 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 #C7400A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7400A.

How #C7400A 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#C7400A
Protanopia#696902
Protanomaly#985B05
Deuteranopia#828200
Deuteranomaly#A26D00
Tritanopia#C83C3C
Tritanomaly#C83E2F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7400A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7400a: #C7400A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7400A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7400a': '#C7400A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.251, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_c7400a">#C7400A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7400A"

More Brown Colors

#C7400A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C7400A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7400A?

#C7400A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(199, 64, 10) in RGB and hsl(17, 90%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.48.

What is the RGB value of #C7400A?

#C7400A is rgb(199, 64, 10) — red 199, green 64, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7400A?

#C7400A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7400A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C7400A scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7400A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7400A 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 16.62, which is visibly different.

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