Recognised as Colour
#CC8D17
- #CC8D17
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#CC8D17 is a orange with RGB values 204, 141, 23 and HSL 39°, 80%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#CC8D17#CC8D17
HEX#CC8D17
RGBrgb(204, 141, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5529, 0.0902
RGB percentages80%, 55.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(39.1, 79.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.1, 88.7%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 88.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,463
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8D17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#3372E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1756CC
Analogous#CC3217, #B1CC17
Triadic#17CC8D, #8D17CC
Split complementary#17B1CC, #3217CC
Tetradic#17CC32, #1756CC, #CC17B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G141
B23
Red204 (80%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue39.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.74%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8D · B 17
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