Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#DC7C44

  • #DC7C44
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DC7C44 is a orange with RGB values 220, 124, 68 and HSL 22°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DC7C44#DC7C44
HEX#DC7C44
RGBrgb(220, 124, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4863, 0.2667
RGB percentages86.3%, 48.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(22.1, 68.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.1, 69.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 69.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,449,732
CSS custom property--colour: #DC7C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#2383BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#97883Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9D43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F0696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#44A4DC
Analogous#DC4458, #DCC844
Triadic#44DC7C, #7C44DC
Split complementary#44DCC8, #4458DC
Tetradic#58DC44, #44A4DC, #C844DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCF4F0
Lighter +30%#F4D6C5
Lighter +20%#ECB89A
Lighter +10%#E49A6F
Darker −10%#C86125
Darker −20%#9D4C1D
Darker −30%#723715
Darker −40%#47220D
More saturated +25%#F87528
Less saturated −25%#C08360

Channel breakdown

R220
G124
B68
Red220 (86.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue22.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 7C · B 44

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “dc7c44” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.