Recognised as Colour

#DC6C28

#DC6C28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#DC6C28 is a orange with RGB values 220, 108, 40 and HSL 23°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#DC6C28#DC6C28

HEX#DC6C28

RGBrgb(220, 108, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4235, 0.1569

RGB percentages86.3%, 42.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(22.7, 72%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 81.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 50.9%, 81.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,445,608

CSS custom property--colour: #DC6C28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#2393D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C7C1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F1535Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 3.7 Coral · ΔE 13.3 Peru · ΔE 20.1 Tomato · ΔE 20.6 Dark orange · ΔE 23.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 3.73, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2898DC

Analogous#DC283E, #DCC628

Triadic#28DC6C, #6C28DC

Split complementary#28DCC6, #283EDC

Tetradic#3EDC28, #2898DC, #C628DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E4D7

Lighter +30%#F1C6AC

Lighter +20%#EAA880

Lighter +10%#E38A54

Darker −10%#B4561D

Darker −20%#884116

Darker −30%#5C2C0F

Darker −40%#301708

More saturated +25%#FB6409

Less saturated −25%#BD7447

Channel breakdown

R220

G108

B40

Red220 (86.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue22.67°

Saturation (HSL)72%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 6C · B 28

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