Recognised as Colour
#DD7948
- #DD7948
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#DD7948 is a orange with RGB values 221, 121, 72 and HSL 20°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#DD7948#DD7948
HEX#DD7948
RGBrgb(221, 121, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 0.2824
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(19.7, 68.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 67.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 67.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,504
CSS custom property--colour: #DD7948;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#2286B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48ACDD
Analogous#DD4862, #DDC448
Triadic#48DD79, #7948DD
Split complementary#48DDC4, #4861DD
Tetradic#61DD48, #48ACDD, #C348DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G121
B72
Red221 (86.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue19.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B 48
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