Recognised as Colour
#DE6301
- #DE6301
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DE6301 is a orange with RGB values 222, 99, 1 and HSL 27°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DE6301#DE6301
HEX#DE6301
RGBrgb(222, 99, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3882, 0.0039
RGB percentages87.1%, 38.8%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(26.6, 99.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.6, 99.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 99.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,574,337
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6301;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#219CFE
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 text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#017CDE
Analogous#DE010D, #DED101
Triadic#01DE63, #6301DE
Split complementary#01DED1, #010EDE
Tetradic#0EDE01, #017CDE, #D201DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G99
B1
Red222 (87.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue26.61°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 63 · B 01
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