Recognised as Colour

#DF4E00

#DF4E00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DF4E00 is a orange with RGB values 223, 78, 0 and HSL 21°, 100%, 44%. 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

#DF4E00#DF4E00

HEX#DF4E00

RGBrgb(223, 78, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3059, 0

RGB percentages87.5%, 30.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(21, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 65%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,634,496

CSS custom property--colour: #DF4E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#20B1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#796A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F61E43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 15.3 Chocolate · ΔE 18.6 Tomato · ΔE 19.8 Coral · ΔE 23.2 Red · ΔE 26.2 Dark orange · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0091DF

Analogous#DF0022, #DFBD00

Triadic#00DF4E, #4E00DF

Split complementary#00DFBD, #0022DF

Tetradic#22DF00, #0091DF, #BD00DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFC9AC

Lighter +30%#FFA879

Lighter +20%#FF8746

Lighter +10%#FF6613

Darker −10%#AC3C00

Darker −20%#792A00

Darker −30%#461800

Darker −40%#130700

More saturated +25%#DF4E00

Less saturated −25%#C3561C

Channel breakdown

R223

G78

Red223 (87.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue20.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 4E · B 00

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