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Colour

#DE7E23

  • #DE7E23
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#DE7E23 is a orange with RGB values 222, 126, 35 and HSL 29°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#DE7E23#DE7E23
HEX#DE7E23
RGBrgb(222, 126, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4941, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.1%, 49.4%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(29.2, 73.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.2, 84.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 84.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,581,283
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7E23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#2181DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B890Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F3686Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 9.5Peru · ΔE 16.2Dark orange · ΔE 17.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20.1Coral · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2383DE
Analogous#DE2326, #DEDB23
Triadic#23DE7E, #7E23DE
Split complementary#23DEDC, #2325DE
Tetradic#26DE23, #2383DE, #DC23DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E6D4
Lighter +30%#F2CCA8
Lighter +20%#EBB27C
Lighter +10%#E5984F
Darker −10%#B3651B
Darker −20%#874C14
Darker −30%#5A330E
Darker −40%#2E1A07
More saturated +25%#FE7D03
Less saturated −25%#BE7F43

Channel breakdown

R222
G126
B35
Red222 (87.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue29.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 7E · B 23

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