Recognised as Colour
#DE6236
- #DE6236
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#DE6236 is a orange with RGB values 222, 98, 54 and HSL 16°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#DE6236#DE6236
HEX#DE6236
RGBrgb(222, 98, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3843, 0.2118
RGB percentages87.1%, 38.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(15.7, 71.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 75.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.9%, 75.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,574,134
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6236;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#219DC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36B2DE
Analogous#DE365E, #DEB636
Triadic#36DE62, #6236DE
Split complementary#36DEB6, #365EDE
Tetradic#5EDE36, #36B2DE, #B636DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G98
B54
Red222 (87.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue15.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.79%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 62 · B 36
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