#DB7C42

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #DB7C42

The precise color #DB7C42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 124, and 66.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 43% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB7C42
RGB219, 124, 66
HSL22.7°, 68.0%, 55.9%
CMYK0%, 43%, 70%, 14%
HSV22.7°, 69.9%, 85.9%
LAB61.5, 32.2, 46.7
XYZ37.4, 29.9, 8.9
Decimal14384194

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.97:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB7C42; }
.text-color { color: #DB7C42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB7C42; }

Similar Colors

Peru
#CD853F