Recognised as Colour
#CD6D1F
- #CD6D1F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#CD6D1F is a orange with RGB values 205, 109, 31 and HSL 27°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#CD6D1F#CD6D1F
HEX#CD6D1F
RGBrgb(205, 109, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4275, 0.1216
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.7%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(26.9, 73.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 84.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.8%, 84.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,815
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6D1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#3292E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F7FCD
Analogous#CD1F28, #CDC41F
Triadic#1FCD6D, #6D1FCD
Split complementary#1FCDC4, #1F28CD
Tetradic#28CD1F, #1F7FCD, #C41FCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G109
B31
Red205 (80.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue26.9°
Saturation (HSL)73.73%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6D · B 1F
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