What color is #DD8844?

#DD8844 is a moderate orange known as Touch of Glamour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Touch of Glamour?

The RGB value is 221, 136, 68: 221 red, 136 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Touch of Glamour?

The complementary color is #4499DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD8844?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Touch of Glamour color: hex code #DD8844

#DD8844 rgb(221, 136, 68)

Shades of orange

Touch of Glamour has the hex code #DD8844. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 53.3% green and 26.7% blue (221, 136, 68).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 69% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 69% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

Touch of Glamour (#DD8844) color codes

HEX	`#DD8844`
RGB	`rgb(221, 136, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 53.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 69%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 69%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 69%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 26.74, 49.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 55.87, 61.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.669, 33.402, 9.826)`
Decimal	`14518340`
Short hex	`#D84`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Touch of Glamour, 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 #DD8844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD8844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	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 #DD8844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd8844; }
.text { color: #dd8844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd8844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 136 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd8844, #ddd444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DD8844 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD8844?: #DD8844 is a moderate orange known as Touch of Glamour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Touch of Glamour?: The RGB value is 221, 136, 68: 221 red, 136 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Touch of Glamour?: The complementary color is #4499DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD8844?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.