Recognised as Colour
#DD6826
- #DD6826
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DD6826 is a orange with RGB values 221, 104, 38 and HSL 22°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DD6826#DD6826
HEX#DD6826
RGBrgb(221, 104, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4078, 0.149
RGB percentages86.7%, 40.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(21.6, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 82.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,510,118
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6826;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#2297D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#269BDD
Analogous#DD2640, #DDC326
Triadic#26DD68, #6826DD
Split complementary#26DDC3, #2640DD
Tetradic#40DD26, #269BDD, #C326DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G104
B38
Red221 (86.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue21.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 68 · B 26
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