Recognised as Colour
#DF4C04
- #DF4C04
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DF4C04 is a orange with RGB values 223, 76, 4 and HSL 20°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DF4C04#DF4C04
HEX#DF4C04
RGBrgb(223, 76, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.298, 0.0157
RGB percentages87.5%, 29.8%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(19.7, 96.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 98.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 98.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,633,988
CSS custom property--colour: #DF4C04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#20B3FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0497DF
Analogous#DF0429, #DFBA04
Triadic#04DF4C, #4C04DF
Split complementary#04DFBA, #0429DF
Tetradic#29DF04, #0497DF, #BA04DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G76
B4
Red223 (87.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue19.73°
Saturation (HSL)96.48%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 4C · B 04
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