Recognised as Colour
#DE4903
- #DE4903
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DE4903 is a orange with RGB values 222, 73, 3 and HSL 19°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DE4903#DE4903
HEX#DE4903
RGBrgb(222, 73, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2863, 0.0118
RGB percentages87.1%, 28.6%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(19.2, 97.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.2, 98.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.1%, 98.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,567,683
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4903;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#21B6FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0398DE
Analogous#DE032A, #DEB703
Triadic#03DE49, #4903DE
Split complementary#03DEB7, #032ADE
Tetradic#2ADE03, #0398DE, #B703DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G73
B3
Red222 (87.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue19.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 49 · B 03
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