Recognised as Colour
#D4721F
- #D4721F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D4721F is a orange with RGB values 212, 114, 31 and HSL 28°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#D4721F#D4721F
HEX#D4721F
RGBrgb(212, 114, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4471, 0.1216
RGB percentages83.1%, 44.7%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(27.5, 74.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 85.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 85.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,922,847
CSS custom property--colour: #D4721F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#2B8DE0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F81D4
Analogous#D41F26, #D4CD1F
Triadic#1FD472, #721FD4
Split complementary#1FD4CC, #1F27D4
Tetradic#27D41F, #1F81D4, #CC1FD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G114
B31
Red212 (83.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue27.51°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 72 · B 1F
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