Colour
#D5552A
- #D5552A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#D5552A is a orange with RGB values 213, 85, 42 and HSL 15°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#D5552A#D5552A
HEX#D5552A
RGBrgb(213, 85, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3333, 0.1647
RGB percentages83.5%, 33.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(15.1, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.1, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 80.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,980,970
CSS custom property--colour: #D5552A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 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#6D6D6D
Inverted#2AAAD5
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#2AAAD5
Analogous#D52A55, #D5AA2A
Triadic#2AD555, #552AD5
Split complementary#2AD5AA, #2A55D5
Tetradic#55D52A, #2AAAD5, #AA2AD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G85
B42
Red213 (83.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue15.09°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 55 · B 2A
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