Recognised as Colour

#DD7A42

#DD7A42
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#DD7A42 is a orange with RGB values 221, 122, 66 and HSL 22°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#DD7A42

RGBrgb(221, 122, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4784, 0.2588

RGB percentages86.7%, 47.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(21.7, 69.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.7, 70.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 44.8%, 70.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,514,754

CSS custom property--colour: #DD7A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 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#8B8B8B

Inverted#2285BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96873Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F1666Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 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

Chocolate · ΔE 11.8 Peru · ΔE 12.7 Coral · ΔE 12.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.7 Light salmon · ΔE 18.2 Sienna · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A5DD

Analogous#DD4257, #DDC842

Triadic#42DD7A, #7A42DD

Split complementary#42DDC8, #4257DD

Tetradic#57DD42, #42A5DD, #C842DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4EF

Lighter +30%#F4D5C4

Lighter +20%#EDB798

Lighter +10%#E5986D

Darker −10%#C85F24

Darker −20%#9D4B1C

Darker −30%#723614

Darker −40%#46210D

More saturated +25%#F97226

Less saturated −25%#C1825E

Channel breakdown

R221

G122

B66

Red221 (86.7%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue21.68°

Saturation (HSL)69.51%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 7A · B 42

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