Recognised as Colour
#DD6715
- #DD6715
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DD6715 is a orange with RGB values 221, 103, 21 and HSL 25°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DD6715#DD6715
HEX#DD6715
RGBrgb(221, 103, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4039, 0.0824
RGB percentages86.7%, 40.4%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(24.6, 82.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.6, 90.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 53.4%, 90.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,509,845
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6715;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#2298EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#158BDD
Analogous#DD1527, #DDCB15
Triadic#15DD67, #6715DD
Split complementary#15DDCB, #1527DD
Tetradic#27DD15, #158BDD, #CB15DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G103
B21
Red221 (86.7%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue24.6°
Saturation (HSL)82.64%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 67 · B 15
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