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#C7430A Color

#C7430A is rgb(199, 67, 10) in RGB, hsl(18, 90%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 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 2.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7430A
HEX#C7430A
RGBrgb(199, 67, 10)
HSLhsl(18, 90%, 41%)
HSVhsv(18, 95%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 95%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.177 38.7)
LABlab(47.94% 51.93 57.00)
LCHlch(47.94% 77.11 47.66)

What #C7430A 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 #C7430A, 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.

#C7430A Channel Values

How #C7430A 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 67 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 90% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 95% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 95% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7430A 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C7430A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7430A; 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 #C7430A

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 #C7430A.

How #C7430A 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#C7430A
Protanopia#6A6A02
Protanomaly#985D05
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A36F00
Tritanopia#C83F3F
Tritanomaly#C84131
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7430A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7430a: #C7430A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7430A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7430a': '#C7430A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.263, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_c7430a">#C7430A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7430A"

More Brown Colors

#C7430A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C7430A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7430A?

#C7430A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(199, 67, 10) in RGB and hsl(18, 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 2.24.

What is the RGB value of #C7430A?

#C7430A is rgb(199, 67, 10) — red 199, green 67, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7430A?

#C7430A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 95%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7430A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C7430A scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7430A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7430A 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 15.39, which is visibly different.

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