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Recognised as Colour

#D9724E

  • #D9724E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#D9724E is a orange with RGB values 217, 114, 78 and HSL 16°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#D9724E#D9724E
HEX#D9724E
RGBrgb(217, 114, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4471, 0.3059
RGB percentages85.1%, 44.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(15.5, 64.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.5, 64.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 64.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,250,574
CSS custom property--colour: #D9724E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#268DB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D814Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6974Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#ED5F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 14.3Coral · ΔE 14.9Light salmon · ΔE 16.8Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2Sienna · ΔE 17.6Indian red · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EB5D9
Analogous#D94E6F, #D9B74E
Triadic#4ED972, #724ED9
Split complementary#4ED9B7, #4E70D9
Tetradic#70D94E, #4EB5D9, #B74ED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF8F6
Lighter +30%#F4D6CC
Lighter +20%#EBB5A2
Lighter +10%#E29378
Darker −10%#C9542B
Darker −20%#9F4222
Darker −30%#753119
Darker −40%#4B1F10
More saturated +25%#F46533
Less saturated −25%#BE7F69

Channel breakdown

R217
G114
B78
Red217 (85.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue15.54°
Saturation (HSL)64.65%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 72 · B 4E

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