#8b2900

Color #8b2900

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2900

RGB

rgb(139, 41, 0)

HSL

hsl(17.7, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.7, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 100%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(31.98, 40.07, 44.22)

LCH

lch(31.98, 59.67, 47.82)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.1396, 38.25)

HWB

hwb(17.7, 0%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00628b

Analogous

#8b001d

#8b2900

#8b6f00

Triadic

#8b2900

#008b29

#29008b

Split-complementary

#8b2900

#008b6f

#001d8b

Tetradic

#8b2900

#628b00

#00628b

#29008b

Square

#8b2900

#1d8b00

#00628b

#6f008b

Shades

Color #8b2900 mixed toward black.

#742200

#5d1b00

#461500

#2e0e00

#170700

Tints

Color #8b2900 mixed toward white.

#c93b00

#ff5108

#ff7c46

#ffa883

#ffd3c1

Tones

Color #8b2900 mixed toward gray.

#802e0c

#743317

#683723

#5d3c2e

#51413a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6d10 · ΔE 35.6

Deuteranopia

#727813 · ΔE 39.5

Tritanopia

#88191a · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2900;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2900]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b2900 (#8b2900) is rgb(139, 41, 0) in RGB.

No, #8b2900 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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