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#DD6636 Color

#DD6636 is rgb(221, 102, 54) in RGB, hsl(17, 71%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 76%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD6636
HEX#DD6636
RGBrgb(221, 102, 54)
HSLhsl(17, 71%, 54%)
HSVhsv(17, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 76%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.161 41.2)
LABlab(57.88% 45.45 49.19)
LCHlch(57.88% 66.97 47.26)

What #DD6636 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 #DD6636, 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.

#DD6636 Channel Values

How #DD6636 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 221 · G 102 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 71% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 76% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD6636 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD6636

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD6636; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD6636

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 #DD6636.

How #DD6636 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#DD6636
Protanopia#858534
Protanomaly#AF7A35
Deuteranopia#9B9B27
Deuteranomaly#B9892E
Tritanopia#DF6161
Tritanomaly#DE6353
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD6636 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd6636: #DD6636;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD6636;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd6636': '#DD6636' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.400, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_dd6636">#DD6636</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD6636"

More Orange Colors

#DD6636 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD6636 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD6636?

#DD6636 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 102, 54) in RGB and hsl(17, 71%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #DD6636?

#DD6636 is rgb(221, 102, 54) — red 221, green 102, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD6636?

#DD6636 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 76%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD6636 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD6636 scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD6636 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD6636 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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