Recognised as Colour
#CD5D00
- #CD5D00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CD5D00 is a orange with RGB values 205, 93, 0 and HSL 27°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#CD5D00#CD5D00
HEX#CD5D00
RGBrgb(205, 93, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3647, 0
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(27.2, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.6%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,688
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5D00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#32A2FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0070CD
Analogous#CD0009, #CDC400
Triadic#00CD5D, #5D00CD
Split complementary#00CDC4, #0009CD
Tetradic#09CD00, #0070CD, #C400CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G93
B0
Red205 (80.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue27.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 5D · B 00
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