Recognised as Colour
#DE5409
- #DE5409
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DE5409 is a orange with RGB values 222, 84, 9 and HSL 21°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DE5409#DE5409
HEX#DE5409
RGBrgb(222, 84, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3294, 0.0353
RGB percentages87.1%, 32.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(21.1, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 95.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,570,505
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5409;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#21ABF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0993DE
Analogous#DE0929, #DEBF09
Triadic#09DE54, #5409DE
Split complementary#09DEBE, #0929DE
Tetradic#28DE09, #0993DE, #BE09DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G84
B9
Red222 (87.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue21.13°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 54 · B 09
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