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Recognised as Colour

#DD997E

  • #DD997E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DD997E is a orange with RGB values 221, 153, 126 and HSL 17°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DD997E#DD997E
HEX#DD997E
RGBrgb(221, 153, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6, 0.4941
RGB percentages86.7%, 60%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(17.1, 58.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 43%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 43%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,750
CSS custom property--colour: #DD997E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#226681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA07Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAF7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.8Light salmon · ΔE 14.7Burlywood · ΔE 18Tan · ΔE 18.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC2DD
Analogous#DD7E93, #DDC87E
Triadic#7EDD99, #997EDD
Split complementary#7EDDC9, #7E92DD
Tetradic#92DD7E, #7EC2DD, #C87EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9F7
Lighter +20%#F2D9CF
Lighter +10%#E8B9A6
Darker −10%#D27956
Darker −20%#C25C33
Darker −30%#9A4928
Darker −40%#71361E
More saturated +25%#F1906A
Less saturated −25%#C9A292

Channel breakdown

R221
G153
B126
Red221 (86.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue17.05°
Saturation (HSL)58.28%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 99 · B 7E

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