Recognised as Colour
#D96A00
- #D96A00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#D96A00 is a orange with RGB values 217, 106, 0 and HSL 29°, 100%, 43%. 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
#D96A00#D96A00
HEX#D96A00
RGBrgb(217, 106, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4157, 0
RGB percentages85.1%, 41.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(29.3, 100%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 100%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.2%, 100%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,248,448
CSS custom property--colour: #D96A00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#2695FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#006FD9
Analogous#D90002, #D9D700
Triadic#00D96A, #6A00D9
Split complementary#00D9D6, #0003D9
Tetradic#02D900, #006FD9, #D700D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G106
B0
Red217 (85.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue29.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 6A · B 00
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