What color is #D97E28?

#D97E28 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D97E28?

The RGB value is 217, 126, 40: 217 red, 126 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D97E28?

The complementary color is #2883D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D97E28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D97E28 color

#D97E28 rgb(217, 126, 40)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D97E28 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 49.4% green and 15.7% blue (217, 126, 40).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 70% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 82% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#D97E28 color codes

HEX	`#D97E28`
RGB	`rgb(217, 126, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 49.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 70%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 82%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 82%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 29.22, 58.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 65.11, 63.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.462, 29.831, 5.845)`
Decimal	`14253608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D97E28, 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 #D97E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D97E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #D97E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d97e28; }
.text { color: #d97e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 126 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d97e28, #d9d728); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D97E28?: #D97E28 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D97E28?: The RGB value is 217, 126, 40: 217 red, 126 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D97E28?: The complementary color is #2883D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D97E28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.