Recognised as Colour

#DD7955

#DD7955
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#DD7955 is a orange with RGB values 221, 121, 85 and HSL 16°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DD7955

RGBrgb(221, 121, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 0.3333

RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(15.9, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.9, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 45.2%, 61.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,514,517

CSS custom property--colour: #DD7955;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#2286AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9D54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F16770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 13.6 Light salmon · ΔE 14.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5 Coral · ΔE 15.6 Peru · ΔE 18.1 Sienna · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#55B9DD

Analogous#DD5575, #DDBD55

Triadic#55DD79, #7955DD

Split complementary#55DDBD, #5575DD

Tetradic#75DD55, #55B9DD, #BD55DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7DED5

Lighter +20%#EEBCAA

Lighter +10%#E59A7F

Darker −10%#D5572A

Darker −20%#AA4622

Darker −30%#803419

Darker −40%#552311

More saturated +25%#F76D3B

Less saturated −25%#C3856E

Channel breakdown

R221

G121

B85

Red221 (86.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue15.88°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B 55

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