#dc4c00

Color #dc4c00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#dc4c00

RGB

rgb(220, 76, 0)

HSL

hsl(20.7, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.7, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 100%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(52.27, 53.92, 62.87)

LCH

lch(52.27, 82.83, 49.38)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1914, 39.91)

HWB

hwb(20.7, 0%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0090dc

Analogous

#dc0022

#dc4c00

#dcba00

Triadic

#dc4c00

#00dc4c

#4c00dc

Split-complementary

#dc4c00

#00dcba

#0022dc

Tetradic

#dc4c00

#90dc00

#0090dc

#4c00dc

Square

#dc4c00

#22dc00

#0090dc

#ba00dc

Shades

Color #dc4c00 mixed toward black.

#b73f00

#933300

#6e2600

#491900

#250d00

Tints

Color #dc4c00 mixed toward white.

#ff610d

#ff803e

#ffa06e

#ffc09e

#ffdfcf

Tones

Color #dc4c00 mixed toward gray.

#c95212

#b75725

#a55d37

#936349

#80685c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1af24 · ΔE 43.3

Deuteranopia

#b7bf28 · ΔE 47.8

Tritanopia

#d83134 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 29

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dc4c00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc4c00]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#dc4c00 (#dc4c00) is rgb(220, 76, 0) in RGB.

No, #dc4c00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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