Recognised as Colour
#DD6E04
- #DD6E04
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DD6E04 is a orange with RGB values 221, 110, 4 and HSL 29°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DD6E04#DD6E04
HEX#DD6E04
RGBrgb(221, 110, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4314, 0.0157
RGB percentages86.7%, 43.1%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(29.3, 96.4%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.3, 98.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 98.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,511,620
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6E04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#2291FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0473DD
Analogous#DD0406, #DDDB04
Triadic#04DD6E, #6E04DD
Split complementary#04DDDA, #0407DD
Tetradic#07DD04, #0473DD, #DB04DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G110
B4
Red221 (86.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue29.31°
Saturation (HSL)96.44%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 6E · B 04
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