Recognised as Colour
#D97F38
- #D97F38
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#D97F38 is a orange with RGB values 217, 127, 56 and HSL 26°, 68%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#D97F38#D97F38
HEX#D97F38
RGBrgb(217, 127, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.498, 0.2196
RGB percentages85.1%, 49.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(26.5, 67.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 74.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 74.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,253,880
CSS custom property--colour: #D97F38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#2680C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3892D9
Analogous#D93842, #D9CF38
Triadic#38D97F, #7F38D9
Split complementary#38D9D0, #3841D9
Tetradic#41D938, #3892D9, #CF38D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G127
B56
Red217 (85.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue26.46°
Saturation (HSL)67.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 7F · B 38
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