Recognised as Colour
#DE501B
- #DE501B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE501B is a orange with RGB values 222, 80, 27 and HSL 16°, 78%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DE501B#DE501B
HEX#DE501B
RGBrgb(222, 80, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3137, 0.1059
RGB percentages87.1%, 31.4%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(16.3, 78.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.3, 87.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 87.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,499
CSS custom property--colour: #DE501B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#21AFE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1BA9DE
Analogous#DE1B48, #DEB21B
Triadic#1BDE50, #501BDE
Split complementary#1BDEB2, #1B47DE
Tetradic#47DE1B, #1BA9DE, #B21BDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G80
B27
Red222 (87.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue16.31°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 50 · B 1B
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