Recognised as Colour
#DE5000
- #DE5000
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DE5000 is a orange with RGB values 222, 80, 0 and HSL 22°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DE5000#DE5000
HEX#DE5000
RGBrgb(222, 80, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3137, 0
RGB percentages87.1%, 31.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(21.6, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 100%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,472
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#21AFFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#008EDE
Analogous#DE001F, #DEBF00
Triadic#00DE50, #5000DE
Split complementary#00DEBF, #001FDE
Tetradic#1FDE00, #008EDE, #BF00DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G80
B0
Red222 (87.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue21.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 50 · B 00
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