#c74500

Color #c74500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c74500

RGB

rgb(199, 69, 0)

HSL

hsl(20.8, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.8, 100%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 100%, 22%)

LAB

lab(47.5, 49.56, 58.4)

LCH

lch(47.5, 76.59, 49.68)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.1767, 40.27)

HWB

hwb(20.8, 0%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0082c7

Analogous

#c7001e

#c74500

#c7a800

Triadic

#c74500

#00c745

#4500c7

Split-complementary

#c74500

#00c7a8

#001ec7

Tetradic

#c74500

#82c700

#0082c7

#4500c7

Square

#c74500

#1ec700

#0082c7

#a800c7

Shades

Color #c74500 mixed toward black.

#a63900

#852e00

#632200

#421700

#210b00

Tints

Color #c74500 mixed toward white.

#fb5700

#ff7730

#ff9963

#ffbb97

#ffddcb

Tones

Color #c74500 mixed toward gray.

#b64a11

#a64f21

#955432

#855942

#745e53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.28:1

White text reads better on this background (4.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09f20 · ΔE 41.7

Deuteranopia

#a6ad24 · ΔE 45.7

Tritanopia

#c32d2f · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 28.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c74500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c74500]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c74500 (#c74500) is rgb(199, 69, 0) in RGB.

No, #c74500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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