Recognised as Colour
#D66C01
- #D66C01
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D66C01 is a orange with RGB values 214, 108, 1 and HSL 30°, 99%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#D66C01#D66C01
HEX#D66C01
RGBrgb(214, 108, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.4235, 0.0039
RGB percentages83.9%, 42.4%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(30.1, 99.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.1, 99.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 99.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,052,353
CSS custom property--colour: #D66C01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#2993FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#016BD6
Analogous#D60101, #D6D601
Triadic#01D66C, #6C01D6
Split complementary#01D6D6, #0101D6
Tetradic#01D601, #016BD6, #D601D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G108
B1
Red214 (83.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue30.14°
Saturation (HSL)99.07%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 6C · B 01
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