Recognised as Colour
#DE7C09
- #DE7C09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#DE7C09 is a orange with RGB values 222, 124, 9 and HSL 32°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#DE7C09#DE7C09
HEX#DE7C09
RGBrgb(222, 124, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4863, 0.0353
RGB percentages87.1%, 48.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(32.4, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.4, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 95.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,580,745
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7C09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#2183F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096BDE
Analogous#DE1209, #D6DE09
Triadic#09DE7C, #7C09DE
Split complementary#09D6DE, #1209DE
Tetradic#09DE12, #096BDE, #DE09D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G124
B9
Red222 (87.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue32.39°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 7C · B 09
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