Recognised as Colour
#DD4D05
- #DD4D05
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DD4D05 is a orange with RGB values 221, 77, 5 and HSL 20°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DD4D05#DD4D05
HEX#DD4D05
RGBrgb(221, 77, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.302, 0.0196
RGB percentages86.7%, 30.2%, 2%
HSLhsl(20, 95.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 97.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 65.2%, 97.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,503,173
CSS custom property--colour: #DD4D05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#22B2FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0595DD
Analogous#DD0529, #DDB905
Triadic#05DD4D, #4D05DD
Split complementary#05DDB9, #0529DD
Tetradic#29DD05, #0595DD, #B905DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G77
B5
Red221 (86.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)95.58%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 4D · B 05
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