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Recognised as Colour

#DC5507

  • #DC5507
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#DC5507 is a orange with RGB values 220, 85, 7 and HSL 22°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#DC5507#DC5507
HEX#DC5507
RGBrgb(220, 85, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3333, 0.0275
RGB percentages86.3%, 33.3%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(22, 93.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 96.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.4%, 96.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,687
CSS custom property--colour: #DC5507;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#23AAF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7D6D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F22F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#078EDC
Analogous#DC0723, #DCC007
Triadic#07DC55, #5507DC
Split complementary#07DCC0, #0723DC
Tetradic#23DC07, #078EDC, #C007DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDCEB2
Lighter +30%#FBAE81
Lighter +20%#F98E50
Lighter +10%#F86E1E
Darker −10%#AB4205
Darker −20%#792F04
Darker −30%#481C02
Darker −40%#160901
More saturated +25%#E35300
Less saturated −25%#C05D23

Channel breakdown

R220
G85
B7
Red220 (86.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue21.97°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 55 · B 07

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