#8e2d00

Color #8e2d00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e2d00

RGB

rgb(142, 45, 0)

HSL

hsl(19, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 100%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(33.2, 39.43, 45.29)

LCH

lch(33.2, 60.05, 48.96)

OKLCH

oklch(43.9%, 0.1393, 39.49)

HWB

hwb(19, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00618e

Analogous

#8e001a

#8e2d00

#8e7400

Triadic

#8e2d00

#008e2d

#2d008e

Split-complementary

#8e2d00

#008e74

#001a8e

Tetradic

#8e2d00

#618e00

#00618e

#2d008e

Square

#8e2d00

#1a8e00

#00618e

#74008e

Shades

Color #8e2d00 mixed toward black.

#762500

#5f1e00

#471600

#2f0f00

#180700

Tints

Color #8e2d00 mixed toward white.

#cb4000

#ff570a

#ff8147

#ffab84

#ffd5c2

Tones

Color #8e2d00 mixed toward gray.

#82310c

#763618

#6a3a23

#5f3e2f

#53433b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717013 · ΔE 35.2

Deuteranopia

#757b16 · ΔE 39.1

Tritanopia

#8b1c1d · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e2d00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e2d00]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e2d00 (#8e2d00) is rgb(142, 45, 0) in RGB.

No, #8e2d00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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