Recognised as Colour
#D96015
- #D96015
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D96015 is a orange with RGB values 217, 96, 21 and HSL 23°, 82%, 47%. 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
#D96015#D96015
HEX#D96015
RGBrgb(217, 96, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.3765, 0.0824
RGB percentages85.1%, 37.6%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(23, 82.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23, 90.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.8%, 90.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,245,909
CSS custom property--colour: #D96015;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 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#747474
Inverted#269FEA
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#158ED9
Analogous#D9152C, #D9C215
Triadic#15D960, #6015D9
Split complementary#15D9C2, #152CD9
Tetradic#2CD915, #158ED9, #C215D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G96
B21
Red217 (85.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue22.96°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 60 · B 15
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