Recognised as Colour

#CC6600

#CC6600
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CC6600 is a orange with RGB values 204, 102, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CC6600#CC6600

HEX#CC6600

HEX (short)#C60

RGBrgb(204, 102, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4, 0

RGB percentages80%, 40%, 0%

HSLhsl(30, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,395,456

CSS custom property--colour: #CC6600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#3399FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E04E57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 6.3 Dark orange · ΔE 19.8 Peru · ΔE 21.8 Coral · ΔE 22.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0066CC

Analogous#CC0000, #CCCC00

Triadic#00CC66, #6600CC

Split complementary#00CCCC, #0000CC

Tetradic#00CC00, #0066CC, #CC00CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFCC99

Lighter +30%#FFB366

Lighter +20%#FF9933

Lighter +10%#FF8000

Darker −10%#994D00

Darker −20%#663300

Darker −30%#331A00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC6600

Less saturated −25%#B36619

Channel breakdown

R204

G102

Red204 (80%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 66 · B 00

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CC6600 (chemical formula)

Formula
79,284.611 g/mol
6601 atoms

CC6600 has a molar mass of 79,284.611 g/mol, made up of 6601 atoms across 1 element: 6601 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass79,284.611 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6601

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.3165519 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram7.5955985 × 10^18

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 6601)79,284.611 g/mol, 100%

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