What color is #D75000?

#D75000 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Kurama Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D75000?

The RGB value is 215, 80, 0: 215 red, 80 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D75000?

The complementary color is #0087D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D75000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D75000 color

#D75000 rgb(215, 80, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D75000 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 31.4% green and 0% blue (215, 80, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Kurama Orange (#D24D07), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#D75000 color codes

HEX	`#D75000`
RGB	`rgb(215, 80, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 31.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 50.47, 62.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 80.17, 50.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.897, 20.189, 2.27)`
Decimal	`14110720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D75000, 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 #D75000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D75000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #D75000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d75000; }
.text { color: #d75000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d75000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 80 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d75000, #d7bb00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D75000?: #D75000 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Kurama Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D75000?: The RGB value is 215, 80, 0: 215 red, 80 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D75000?: The complementary color is #0087D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D75000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.