What color is #DC9A79?

#DC9A79 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC9A79?

The RGB value is 220, 154, 121: 220 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC9A79?

The complementary color is #79BBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC9A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC9A79 color

#DC9A79 rgb(220, 154, 121)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DC9A79 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 60.4% green and 47.5% blue (220, 154, 121).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 59% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (#E59D7B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#DC9A79 color codes

HEX	`#DC9A79`
RGB	`rgb(220, 154, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 60.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 59%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 45%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 20.81, 27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 34.24, 52.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.524, 39.711, 23.405)`
Decimal	`14457465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC9A79, 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 #DC9A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC9A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #DC9A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc9a79; }
.text { color: #dc9a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc9a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 154 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc9a79, #dccc79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DC9A79?: #DC9A79 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC9A79?: The RGB value is 220, 154, 121: 220 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC9A79?: The complementary color is #79BBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC9A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.