Recognised as Colour
#CD562E
- #CD562E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CD562E is a orange with RGB values 205, 86, 46 and HSL 15°, 63%, 49%. 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
#CD562E#CD562E
HEX#CD562E
RGBrgb(205, 86, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3373, 0.1804
RGB percentages80.4%, 33.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(15.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 58%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,456,942
CSS custom property--colour: #CD562E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#32A9D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EA5CD
Analogous#CD2E55, #CDA62E
Triadic#2ECD56, #562ECD
Split complementary#2ECDA6, #2E55CD
Tetradic#55CD2E, #2EA5CD, #A62ECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G86
B46
Red205 (80.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue15.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 56 · B 2E
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