Recognised as Colour
#DE7422
- #DE7422
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#DE7422 is a orange with RGB values 222, 116, 34 and HSL 26°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#DE7422#DE7422
HEX#DE7422
RGBrgb(222, 116, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4549, 0.1333
RGB percentages87.1%, 45.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(26.2, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.2, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 84.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,578,722
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7422;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#218BDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#228CDE
Analogous#DE222E, #DED222
Triadic#22DE74, #7422DE
Split complementary#22DED2, #222EDE
Tetradic#2EDE22, #228CDE, #D222DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G116
B34
Red222 (87.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue26.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 74 · B 22
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