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#D6440A Color

#D6440A is rgb(214, 68, 10) in RGB, hsl(17, 91%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6440A
HEX#D6440A
RGBrgb(214, 68, 10)
HSLhsl(17, 91%, 44%)
HSVhsv(17, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.191 37.5)
LABlab(50.83% 56.62 60.25)
LCHlch(50.83% 82.68 46.78)

What #D6440A 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 #D6440A, 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.

#D6440A Channel Values

How #D6440A 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 214 · G 68 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 91% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 95% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 95% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6440A 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 text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D6440A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6440A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D6440A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6440A.

How #D6440A 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#D6440A
Protanopia#707001
Protanomaly#A36105
Deuteranopia#8C8C00
Deuteranomaly#AE7600
Tritanopia#D74040
Tritanomaly#D74132
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6440A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6440a: #D6440A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6440A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6440a': '#D6440A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.267, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_d6440a">#D6440A</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6440A"

More Brown Colors

#D6440A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D6440A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6440A?

#D6440A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(214, 68, 10) in RGB and hsl(17, 91%, 44%) 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 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #D6440A?

#D6440A is rgb(214, 68, 10) — red 214, green 68, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6440A?

#D6440A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6440A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6440A scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6440A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6440A 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 17.56, which is visibly different.

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