What color is #D35320?

#D35320 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Langoustine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D35320?

The RGB value is 211, 83, 32: 211 red, 83 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D35320?

The complementary color is #20A0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D35320?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D35320 color

#D35320 rgb(211, 83, 32)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D35320 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 32.5% green and 12.5% blue (211, 83, 32).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 74% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 85% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Langoustine (#DC5226), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#D35320 color codes

HEX	`#D35320`
RGB	`rgb(211, 83, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 32.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 74%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 85%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 85%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 48.17, 52.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 71.38, 47.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.221, 20.144, 3.663)`
Decimal	`13849376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D35320, 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 #D35320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D35320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	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 #D35320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d35320; }
.text { color: #d35320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d35320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 83 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d35320, #d3ad20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

Questions

What color is #D35320?: #D35320 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Langoustine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D35320?: The RGB value is 211, 83, 32: 211 red, 83 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D35320?: The complementary color is #20A0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D35320?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.