Chocolate

#dd7123

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for chocolate, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Chocolate sits in the orange range, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #dd7123, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd7123
RGB221, 113, 35
HSL25, 73%, 50%
HSV25, 84%, 87%
CMYK0%, 49%, 84%, 13%
Lab59.25, 37.48, 58.31
XYZ36.03, 27.3, 4.96
Decimal14512419
Web safe#cc6633
Pantone158 C
Pantone158 CHex#dd7123Rgb221 113 35Cmyk0 49 84 13Lab59 37 58Darker#62320fDeep#a05119Lighter#e09a68

Shades of chocolate

Tints of chocolate

Colors that go with chocolate

Chocolate in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 84, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd7123 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 49 84 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 49 81 19
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Chocolate in css

Copy #dd7123 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd7123; }
.text { color: #dd7123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd7123; }

How chocolate looks on light and dark

Chocolate and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dd7123 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.25:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.46:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd7123 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Chocolate on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dd7123 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around chocolate? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn chocolate into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dd7123 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from chocolate, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dd7123 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.