Recognised as Colour
#DE6809
- #DE6809
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DE6809 is a orange with RGB values 222, 104, 9 and HSL 27°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DE6809#DE6809
HEX#DE6809
RGBrgb(222, 104, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4078, 0.0353
RGB percentages87.1%, 40.8%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(26.8, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 95.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,575,625
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#2197F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#097FDE
Analogous#DE0915, #DED209
Triadic#09DE68, #6809DE
Split complementary#09DED3, #0914DE
Tetradic#14DE09, #097FDE, #D209DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G104
B9
Red222 (87.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue26.76°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 68 · B 09
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