D2691E (chocolate) — RGB, HSL, CMYK and Contrast

Q: What text colour should sit on D2691E?

Black gives 5.78:1 and white gives 3.63:1, so black wins at 5.78:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text, but not the 7:1 AAA threshold.

Every value recomputed from the hex code · WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios

A orange at 47% lightness and 75% saturation, which puts it at 3.63:1 against white and 5.78:1 against black. The tables below give the notation conversions, the tints and shades that keep the hue intact, and the harmonies that pair with it.

D2691E

Notation conversions

Notation	Value
HEX	`D2691E`
RGB	rgb(210, 105, 30)
HSL	hsl(25, 75%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%)
Relative luminance	0.2390
Perceived brightness	50.1 / 100

R=210 G=105 B=30 · hue 25.0° · saturation 75.0% · lightness 47.1%

Contrast against pure white and pure black

Pair this colour with the two extremes to see which is the safer text partner. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA raises that to 7:1 and 4.5:1.

Against	Hex	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#FFFFFF	`white`	3.63:1	fail	pass	fail
#000000	`black`	5.78:1	pass	pass	fail

Tints and shades

Lightness moves in ten-point steps while hue and saturation stay fixed, which keeps the colour recognisable in a scale. The last column is the ratio against white text, useful for deciding where a scale stops working as a background.

Step	Hex	HSL	vs white text
shade -30	`#4c260b`	hsl(25, 75%, 17%)	13.21:1
shade -20	`#793c11`	hsl(25, 75%, 27%)	8.51:1
shade -10	`#a55318`	hsl(25, 75%, 37%)	5.45:1
tint +10	`#e4843f`	hsl(25, 75%, 57%)	2.74:1
tint +20	`#eaa16c`	hsl(25, 75%, 67%)	2.14:1
tint +30	`#f0bd99`	hsl(25, 75%, 77%)	1.69:1

Harmonies

Scheme	Hex
Complementary	`#1e87d2`
Analogous −30	`#d21e2d`
Analogous +30	`#d2c31e`
Triadic −120	`#691ed2`
Triadic +120	`#1ed269`

Take the channels apart and the numbers hold together: 210, 105 and 30 average 115, the strongest channel is 210 and the weakest 30, and that span is what pushes saturation to 75.0% at hue 25.0° and lightness 47.1%. Luminance 0.2390 with perceived brightness 50.1 out of 100 is why the white ratio (3.63:1) and the black ratio (5.78:1) diverge by 2.15. Entry 10 of 69, it steps to #4c260b at minus thirty and #f0bd99 at plus thirty.

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Frequently asked questions

What text colour should sit on D2691E?
Black gives 5.78:1 and white gives 3.63:1, so black wins at 5.78:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text, but not the 7:1 AAA threshold.

Do the CMYK numbers match a print workflow?
They are the naive conversion from RGB, which assumes no ink limit, no colour profile and no black generation strategy. Real print work needs a profile-aware conversion; the values here are the ones the converter reports and are best used as a starting point for a designer rather than a press-ready separations file.

Convert any other colour, or test a pair against each other, in the ColrShift colour converter and contrast checker. The colour library groups every entry on this site by hue family.