Recognised as Colour
#D55C1E
- #D55C1E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D55C1E is a orange with RGB values 213, 92, 30 and HSL 20°, 75%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#D55C1E#D55C1E
HEX#D55C1E
RGBrgb(213, 92, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3608, 0.1176
RGB percentages83.5%, 36.1%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(20.3, 75.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.3, 85.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 85.9%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,982,750
CSS custom property--colour: #D55C1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#2AA3E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E97D5
Analogous#D51E3C, #D5B71E
Triadic#1ED55C, #5C1ED5
Split complementary#1ED5B8, #1E3CD5
Tetradic#3CD51E, #1E97D5, #B81ED5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G92
B30
Red213 (83.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue20.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 5C · B 1E
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