Recognised as Colour

#DC721E

#DC721E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#DC721E is a orange with RGB values 220, 114, 30 and HSL 27°, 76%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#DC721E

RGBrgb(220, 114, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4471, 0.1176

RGB percentages86.3%, 44.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(26.5, 76%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.5, 86.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 48.2%, 86.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,447,134

CSS custom property--colour: #DC721E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#238DE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918009no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB981Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F15A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 4.7 Coral · ΔE 17.3 Dark orange · ΔE 18.5 Peru · ΔE 19.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 4.71, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E88DC

Analogous#DC1E29, #DCD11E

Triadic#1EDC72, #721EDC

Split complementary#1EDCD1, #1E29DC

Tetradic#29DC1E, #1E88DC, #D11EDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8E1CE

Lighter +30%#F2C5A1

Lighter +20%#ECA974

Lighter +10%#E68D47

Darker −10%#AF5B18

Darker −20%#824312

Darker −30%#552C0C

Darker −40%#281506

More saturated +25%#FA6F00

Less saturated −25%#BD763D

Channel breakdown

R220

G114

B30

Red220 (86.3%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue26.53°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 72 · B 1E

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Colour harmonies

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