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#DC7423

#dc7423 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc7423 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 45.49% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.27% magenta, 84.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 26.27°, with 72.55% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #dc7423
  2. #238bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc7423
  2. #23dcd1
  3. #232edc

Analogous

  1. #dc232e
  2. #dc7423
  3. #dcd123

Triadic

  1. #dc7423
  2. #23dc74
  3. #7423dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc7423
  2. #8bdc23
  3. #238bdc
  4. #7423dc

Square

  1. #dc7423
  2. #2edc23
  3. #238bdc
  4. #d123dc

Monochromatic

  1. #582e0e
  2. #9a5118
  3. #dc7423
  4. #e79e65
  5. #f1c7a7

Shades

#dc7423 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc7423
  2. #c66820
  3. #b05d1c
  4. #9a5119
  5. #844615
  6. #6e3a12
  7. #582e0e
  8. #42230b
  9. #2c1707
  10. #160c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc7423 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc7423
  2. #e08239
  3. #e3904f
  4. #e79e65
  5. #eaac7b
  6. #eeba91
  7. #f1c7a7
  8. #f5d5bd
  9. #f8e3d3
  10. #fcf1e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc7423 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc7423
  2. #d3752c
  3. #ca7636
  4. #c0783f
  5. #b77948
  6. #ae7a52
  7. #a57b5b
  8. #9c7c64
  9. #927e6d
  10. #897f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b38674 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928113 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b57c1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18c22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e96752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc7423 {
  color: #dc7423;
}
Background
.bg-dc7423 {
  background-color: #dc7423;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc7423 {
  border: 2px solid #dc7423;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc7423;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 116 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc7423 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc7423, #dcd123);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc7423 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 116 35 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.68 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.41 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.89 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.46 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.71 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.43 #238bdc Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#dc7423  rgb(220, 116, 35)  hsl(26, 73%, 50%)  Chocolate
#238bdc  rgb(35, 139, 220)  hsl(206, 73%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#23dc74  rgb(35, 220, 116)  hsl(146, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#7423dc  rgb(116, 35, 220)  hsl(266, 73%, 50%)  Electric Indigo