Recognised as Colour
#CC5A15
- #CC5A15
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CC5A15 is a orange with RGB values 204, 90, 21 and HSL 23°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#CC5A15#CC5A15
HEX#CC5A15
RGBrgb(204, 90, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3529, 0.0824
RGB percentages80%, 35.3%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(22.6, 81.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 89.7%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 55.9%, 89.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,392,405
CSS custom property--colour: #CC5A15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#33A5EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1587CC
Analogous#CC152B, #CCB615
Triadic#15CC5A, #5A15CC
Split complementary#15CCB6, #152BCC
Tetradic#2BCC15, #1587CC, #B615CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G90
B21
Red204 (80%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue22.62°
Saturation (HSL)81.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 5A · B 15
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