Recognised as Colour
#DC9A1F
- #DC9A1F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DC9A1F is a orange with RGB values 220, 154, 31 and HSL 39°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DC9A1F#DC9A1F
HEX#DC9A1F
RGBrgb(220, 154, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6039, 0.1216
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.4%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(39, 75.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 85.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 85.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,375
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9A1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#2365E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F61DC
Analogous#DC3B1F, #C0DC1F
Triadic#1FDC9A, #9A1FDC
Split complementary#1FC0DC, #3B1FDC
Tetradic#1FDC3B, #1F61DC, #DC1FC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G154
B31
Red220 (86.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue39.05°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9A · B 1F
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