Colour
#DC791F
- #DC791F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DC791F is a orange with RGB values 220, 121, 31 and HSL 29°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DC791F#DC791F
HEX#DC791F
RGBrgb(220, 121, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4745, 0.1216
RGB percentages86.3%, 47.5%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(28.6, 75.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.6, 85.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 85.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,448,927
CSS custom property--colour: #DC791F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#2386E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F82DC
Analogous#DC1F23, #DCD71F
Triadic#1FDC79, #791FDC
Split complementary#1FDCD7, #1F24DC
Tetradic#24DC1F, #1F82DC, #D81FDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G121
B31
Red220 (86.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue28.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 79 · B 1F
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