What color is #D3904D?

#D3904D is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Nugget. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3904D?

The RGB value is 211, 144, 77: 211 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3904D?

The complementary color is #4D90D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3904D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3904D color

#D3904D rgb(211, 144, 77)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D3904D is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 56.5% green and 30.2% blue (211, 144, 77).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 60% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 64% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Golden Nugget (#D78E48), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#D3904D color codes

HEX	`#D3904D`
RGB	`rgb(211, 144, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 56.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 60%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 64%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 64%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, 18.8, 45.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 48.9, 67.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.179, 34.334, 11.636)`
Decimal	`13865037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3904D, 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 #D3904D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3904D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #D3904D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3904d; }
.text { color: #d3904d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3904d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 144 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3904d, #d3d34d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3904D?: #D3904D is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Nugget. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3904D?: The RGB value is 211, 144, 77: 211 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3904D?: The complementary color is #4D90D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3904D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.