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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

Protanopia#786900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F41D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FDCAB1
Lighter +30%#FCA97F
Lighter +20%#FB874D
Lighter +10%#FA651B
Darker −10%#AB3C04
Darker −20%#792A03
Darker −30%#471902
Darker −40%#160700
More saturated +25%#E24B00
Less saturated −25%#C15621

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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