Recognised as Colour

#D9742B

#D9742B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#D9742B is a orange with RGB values 217, 116, 43 and HSL 25°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#D9742B#D9742B

HEX#D9742B

RGBrgb(217, 116, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4549, 0.1686

RGB percentages85.1%, 45.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(25.2, 69.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.2, 80.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 80.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,251,051

CSS custom property--colour: #D9742B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#268BD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA982Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EE5E65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 4.5 Peru · ΔE 15.2 Coral · ΔE 15.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.3 Dark orange · ΔE 22.9 Tomato · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 4.52, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B90D9

Analogous#D92B39, #D9CB2B

Triadic#2BD974, #742BD9

Split complementary#2BD9CB, #2B39D9

Tetradic#39D92B, #2B90D9, #CB2BD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8E5D8

Lighter +30%#F0C9AD

Lighter +20%#E9AD81

Lighter +10%#E19056

Darker −10%#B15D20

Darker −20%#864618

Darker −30%#5B3010

Darker −40%#2F1909

More saturated +25%#F86F0C

Less saturated −25%#BA794A

Channel breakdown

R217

G116

B43

Red217 (85.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue25.17°

Saturation (HSL)69.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 74 · B 2B

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