Recognised as Colour
#DC6916
- #DC6916
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DC6916 is a orange with RGB values 220, 105, 22 and HSL 25°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DC6916#DC6916
HEX#DC6916
RGBrgb(220, 105, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4118, 0.0863
RGB percentages86.3%, 41.2%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(25.2, 81.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.2, 90%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 90%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,444,822
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6916;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#2396E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1689DC
Analogous#DC1626, #DCCC16
Triadic#16DC69, #6916DC
Split complementary#16DCCC, #1626DC
Tetradic#26DC16, #1689DC, #CC16DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G105
B22
Red220 (86.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue25.15°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 69 · B 16
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