What color is #D04014?

#D04014 is a vivid red known as Lava Smoothie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lava Smoothie?

The RGB value is 208, 64, 20: 208 red, 64 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lava Smoothie?

The complementary color is #14A4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D04014?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lava Smoothie color: hex code #D04014

#D04014 rgb(208, 64, 20)

Shades of orange

Lava Smoothie has the hex code #D04014. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 25.1% green and 7.8% blue (208, 64, 20).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 82% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 90% yellow and 18% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Lava Smoothie (#D04014) color codes

HEX	`#D04014`
RGB	`rgb(208, 64, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 25.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 82%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 90%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 90%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 54.9, 54.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 77.2, 44.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.975, 17.132, 2.495)`
Decimal	`13647892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lava Smoothie, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D04014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D04014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D04014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d04014; }
.text { color: #d04014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d04014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 64 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d04014, #d09e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

See #D04014 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D04014?: #D04014 is a vivid red known as Lava Smoothie. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lava Smoothie?: The RGB value is 208, 64, 20: 208 red, 64 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lava Smoothie?: The complementary color is #14A4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D04014?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.