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#D44508 Color

#D44508 is rgb(212, 69, 8) in RGB, hsl(18, 93%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 96%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D44508
HEX#D44508
RGBrgb(212, 69, 8)
HSLhsl(18, 93%, 43%)
HSVhsv(18, 96%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 96%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.189 38.1)
LABlab(50.60% 55.57 60.35)
LCHlch(50.60% 82.04 47.37)

What #D44508 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D44508, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#D44508 Channel Values

How #D44508 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 69 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 93% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 96% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 96% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D44508 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D44508 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D44508

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D44508; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D44508

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D44508.

How #D44508 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D44508
Protanopia#707000
Protanomaly#A26103
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#AD7500
Tritanopia#D54141
Tritanomaly#D54232
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D44508 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d44508: #D44508;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D44508;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d44508': '#D44508' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.271, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_d44508">#D44508</color>
SVG fillfill="#D44508"

More Brown Colors

#D44508 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D44508 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D44508?

#D44508 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(212, 69, 8) in RGB and hsl(18, 93%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #D44508?

#D44508 is rgb(212, 69, 8) — red 212, green 69, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D44508?

#D44508 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 96%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D44508 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D44508 scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D44508 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D44508 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 17.63, which is visibly different.

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