Recognised as Colour
#DC7235
- #DC7235
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DC7235 is a orange with RGB values 220, 114, 53 and HSL 22°, 70%, 54%. 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
#DC7235#DC7235
HEX#DC7235
RGBrgb(220, 114, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4471, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.3%, 44.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(21.9, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 75.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,447,157
CSS custom property--colour: #DC7235;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#238DCA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#359FDC
Analogous#DC354C, #DCC535
Triadic#35DC72, #7235DC
Split complementary#35DCC5, #354CDC
Tetradic#4CDC35, #359FDC, #C535DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G114
B53
Red220 (86.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue21.92°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 72 · B 35
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