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#D84303 Color

#D84303 is rgb(216, 67, 3) in RGB, hsl(18, 97%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 99%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D84303
HEX#D84303
RGBrgb(216, 67, 3)
HSLhsl(18, 97%, 43%)
HSVhsv(18, 99%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 99%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.195 37.6)
LABlab(51.05% 57.61 62.25)
LCHlch(51.05% 84.81 47.22)

What #D84303 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 #D84303, 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.

#D84303 Channel Values

How #D84303 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 216 · G 67 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 97% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 99% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 99% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.45:1 vs white · 4.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D84303 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 text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D84303 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D84303

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D84303; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D84303

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 #D84303.

How #D84303 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#D84303
Protanopia#717100
Protanomaly#A46100
Deuteranopia#8D8D00
Deuteranomaly#B07600
Tritanopia#D93F3F
Tritanomaly#D94030
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D84303 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d84303: #D84303;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D84303;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d84303': '#D84303' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.263, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_d84303">#D84303</color>
SVG fillfill="#D84303"

More Brown Colors

#D84303 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D84303 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D84303?

#D84303 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(216, 67, 3) in RGB and hsl(18, 97%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #D84303?

#D84303 is rgb(216, 67, 3) — red 216, green 67, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D84303?

#D84303 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 99%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D84303 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D84303 scores 4.45:1 against white and 4.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D84303 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D84303 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 16.26, which is visibly different.

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