What color is #DE9377?

#DE9377 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dark Salmon Injustice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE9377?

The RGB value is 222, 147, 119: 222 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE9377?

The complementary color is #77C2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE9377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE9377 color

#DE9377 rgb(222, 147, 119)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DE9377 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (222, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dark Salmon Injustice (#E8957A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#DE9377 color codes

HEX	`#DE9377`
RGB	`rgb(222, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, 25.16, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 36.48, 46.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.89, 37.732, 22.421)`
Decimal	`14586743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE9377, 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 #DE9377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE9377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #DE9377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de9377; }
.text { color: #de9377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de9377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de9377, #dec677); }

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Questions

What color is #DE9377?: #DE9377 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dark Salmon Injustice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE9377?: The RGB value is 222, 147, 119: 222 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE9377?: The complementary color is #77C2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE9377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.