Recognised as Colour
#CD5A15
- #CD5A15
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CD5A15 is a orange with RGB values 205, 90, 21 and HSL 23°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#CD5A15#CD5A15
HEX#CD5A15
RGBrgb(205, 90, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3529, 0.0824
RGB percentages80.4%, 35.3%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(22.5, 81.4%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 89.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 56.1%, 89.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,457,941
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5A15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#32A5EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1588CD
Analogous#CD152C, #CDB615
Triadic#15CD5A, #5A15CD
Split complementary#15CDB6, #152CCD
Tetradic#2CCD15, #1588CD, #B615CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G90
B21
Red205 (80.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)81.42%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 5A · B 15
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