Recognised as Colour
#DD6916
- #DD6916
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DD6916 is a orange with RGB values 221, 105, 22 and HSL 25°, 82%, 48%. 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
#DD6916#DD6916
HEX#DD6916
RGBrgb(221, 105, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4118, 0.0863
RGB percentages86.7%, 41.2%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(25, 81.9%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25, 90%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 90%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,510,358
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6916;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#2296E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#168ADD
Analogous#DD1627, #DDCC16
Triadic#16DD69, #6916DD
Split complementary#16DDCD, #1626DD
Tetradic#27DD16, #168ADD, #CC16DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G105
B22
Red221 (86.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue25.03°
Saturation (HSL)81.89%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 69 · B 16
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