Recognised as Colour
#D97844
- #D97844
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#D97844 is a orange with RGB values 217, 120, 68 and HSL 21°, 66%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#D97844#D97844
HEX#D97844
RGBrgb(217, 120, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4706, 0.2667
RGB percentages85.1%, 47.1%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(20.9, 66.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.9, 68.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 68.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,252,100
CSS custom property--colour: #D97844;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#2687BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44A5D9
Analogous#D9445B, #D9C344
Triadic#44D978, #7844D9
Split complementary#44D9C3, #445BD9
Tetradic#5BD944, #44A5D9, #C344D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G120
B68
Red217 (85.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue20.94°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 78 · B 44
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