Recognised as Colour
#DD9224
- #DD9224
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#DD9224 is a orange with RGB values 221, 146, 36 and HSL 36°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#DD9224#DD9224
HEX#DD9224
RGBrgb(221, 146, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5725, 0.1412
RGB percentages86.7%, 57.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(35.7, 73.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 83.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 83.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,520,868
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9224;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#226DDB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#246FDD
Analogous#DD3524, #CCDD24
Triadic#24DD92, #9224DD
Split complementary#24CCDD, #3524DD
Tetradic#24DD36, #246FDD, #DD24CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G146
B36
Red221 (86.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue35.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 92 · B 24
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