#CC7524

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #CC7524

The hex code #CC7524 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Its closest recognized web color is Chocolate. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 117, and 36.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 43% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 28.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC7524
RGB204, 117, 36
HSL28.9°, 70.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 43%, 82%, 20%
HSV28.9°, 82.4%, 80.0%
LAB57.7, 28.5, 55.7
XYZ31.6, 25.7, 5.0
Decimal13399332

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.14:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC7524; }
.text-color { color: #CC7524; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC7524; }

Similar Colors

Chocolate
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