Recognised as Colour
#D96009
- #D96009
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D96009 is a orange with RGB values 217, 96, 9 and HSL 25°, 92%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#D96009#D96009
HEX#D96009
RGBrgb(217, 96, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.3765, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.1%, 37.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(25.1, 92%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.1, 95.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.8%, 95.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,245,897
CSS custom property--colour: #D96009;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#269FF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0982D9
Analogous#D9091A, #D9C809
Triadic#09D960, #6009D9
Split complementary#09D9C8, #091AD9
Tetradic#1AD909, #0982D9, #C809D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G96
B9
Red217 (85.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue25.1°
Saturation (HSL)92.04%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 60 · B 09
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