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
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
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
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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