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#C96A4E closest to Koi

#C96A4E is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Koi. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 41.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(201, 106, 78)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 53% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 61% yellow and 21% black. #C96A4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.66:1.

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Variations of #C96A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C96A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C96A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C96A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A8C4C
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82784B
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A774B
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A8C4C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9824C
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DB5963
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D16358
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #997F7A

#C96A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.71:1 Poor#C96A4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.66:1 Good#C96A4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C96A4E in CSS

/* Koi */
.color { color: #C96A4E; }
.background { background-color: #C96A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C96A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 106 78);
color: hsl(14 53% 55%);
color: oklch(0.628 0.128 37.2);

#C96A4E FAQ

What color is #C96A4E?

#C96A4E is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Koi. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C96A4E?

#C96A4E is rgb(201, 106, 78) in RGB, hsl(14, 53%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 47%, 61%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C96A4E?

The complementary color of #C96A4E is #4EADC9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C96A4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #C96A4E: 5.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C96A4E a warm or cool color?

#C96A4E is a warm color.