Recognised as Colour
#DC8A23
- #DC8A23
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#DC8A23 is a orange with RGB values 220, 138, 35 and HSL 33°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#DC8A23#DC8A23
HEX#DC8A23
RGBrgb(220, 138, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5412, 0.1373
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(33.4, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.4, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 84.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,283
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8A23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2375DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2375DC
Analogous#DC2E23, #D1DC23
Triadic#23DC8A, #8A23DC
Split complementary#23D2DC, #2E23DC
Tetradic#23DC2E, #2375DC, #DC23D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G138
B35
Red220 (86.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue33.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8A · B 23
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