Recognised as Colour
#DE8438
- #DE8438
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#DE8438 is a orange with RGB values 222, 132, 56 and HSL 27°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#DE8438#DE8438
HEX#DE8438
RGBrgb(222, 132, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5176, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 51.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(27.5, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,582,840
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8438;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#217BC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3892DE
Analogous#DE383F, #DED738
Triadic#38DE84, #8438DE
Split complementary#38DED7, #383FDE
Tetradic#3FDE38, #3892DE, #D738DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G132
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue27.47°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 84 · B 38
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