Skip to content

#D4744E Color

#D4744E is rgb(212, 116, 78) in RGB, hsl(17, 61%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 63%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4744E
HEX#D4744E
RGBrgb(212, 116, 78)
HSLhsl(17, 61%, 57%)
HSVhsv(17, 63%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 63%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.131 41.8)
LABlab(59.55% 36.11 38.18)
LCHlch(59.55% 52.55 46.60)

What #D4744E 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 #D4744E, 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 orange in the library.

#D4744E Channel Values

How #D4744E 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 116 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 61% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 63% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 63% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4744E 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4744E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4744E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4744E; 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 #D4744E

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 #D4744E.

How #D4744E 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#D4744E
Protanopia#8B8B4D
Protanomaly#AD824D
Deuteranopia#9C9C47
Deuteranomaly#B58E4A
Tritanopia#D67070
Tritanomaly#D57264
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4744E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4744e: #D4744E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4744E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4744e': '#D4744E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.455, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_d4744e">#D4744E</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4744E"

More Orange Colors

#D4744E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4744E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4744E?

#D4744E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(212, 116, 78) in RGB and hsl(17, 61%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #D4744E?

#D4744E is rgb(212, 116, 78) — red 212, green 116, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4744E?

#D4744E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 63%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4744E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4744E scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4744E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4744E 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 15.61, which is visibly different.

Open #D4744E in a Tool

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.