Recognised as Colour
#DB873E
- #DB873E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#DB873E is a orange with RGB values 219, 135, 62 and HSL 28°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#DB873E#DB873E
HEX#DB873E
RGBrgb(219, 135, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5294, 0.2431
RGB percentages85.9%, 52.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(27.9, 68.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 71.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 71.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,387,006
CSS custom property--colour: #DB873E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2478C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E92DB
Analogous#DB3E43, #DBD53E
Triadic#3EDB87, #873EDB
Split complementary#3EDBD6, #3E43DB
Tetradic#44DB3E, #3E92DB, #D63EDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G135
B62
Red219 (85.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue27.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.56%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 87 · B 3E
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