Recognised as Colour
#DC3E02
- #DC3E02
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DC3E02 is a orange with RGB values 220, 62, 2 and HSL 17°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DC3E02#DC3E02
HEX#DC3E02
RGBrgb(220, 62, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2431, 0.0078
RGB percentages86.3%, 24.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(16.5, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 99.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,433,794
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3E02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#23C1FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02A0DC
Analogous#DC0233, #DCAB02
Triadic#02DC3E, #3E02DC
Split complementary#02DCAB, #0233DC
Tetradic#33DC02, #02A0DC, #AB02DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G62
B2
Red220 (86.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue16.51°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 3E · B 02
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