Recognised as Colour
#DC701F
- #DC701F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DC701F is a orange with RGB values 220, 112, 31 and HSL 26°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DC701F#DC701F
HEX#DC701F
RGBrgb(220, 112, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4392, 0.1216
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.9%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(25.7, 75.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 85.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 85.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,623
CSS custom property--colour: #DC701F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#238FE0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F8BDC
Analogous#DC1F2C, #DCCF1F
Triadic#1FDC70, #701FDC
Split complementary#1FDCCF, #1F2CDC
Tetradic#2DDC1F, #1F8BDC, #CF1FDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G112
B31
Red220 (86.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 70 · B 1F
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