Recognised as Colour

#DC3700

#DC3700
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DC3700 is a orange with RGB values 220, 55, 0 and HSL 15°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#DC3700#DC3700

HEX#DC3700

RGBrgb(220, 55, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2157, 0

RGB percentages86.3%, 21.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(15, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 75%, 100%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,432,000

CSS custom property--colour: #DC3700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#23C8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C5E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#948300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F30030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.6 Red · ΔE 19.6 Tomato · ΔE 20.1 Chocolate · ΔE 25.9 Firebrick · ΔE 26.6 Coral · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A5DC

Analogous#DC0037, #DCA500

Triadic#00DC37, #3700DC

Split complementary#00DCA5, #0037DC

Tetradic#37DC00, #00A5DC, #A500DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBFA9

Lighter +30%#FF9876

Lighter +20%#FF7243

Lighter +10%#FF4C10

Darker −10%#A92A00

Darker −20%#761E00

Darker −30%#431100

Darker −40%#100400

More saturated +25%#DC3700

Less saturated −25%#C1451C

Channel breakdown

R220

G55

Red220 (86.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 37 · B 00

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