#a83500

Color #a83500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a83500

RGB

rgb(168, 53, 0)

HSL

hsl(18.9, 100%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.9, 100%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 100%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(39.37, 45.38, 51.18)

LCH

lch(39.37, 68.4, 48.44)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.1591, 38.8)

HWB

hwb(18.9, 0%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0073a8

Analogous

#a8001f

#a83500

#a88900

Triadic

#a83500

#00a835

#3500a8

Split-complementary

#a83500

#00a889

#001fa8

Tetradic

#a83500

#73a800

#0073a8

#3500a8

Square

#a83500

#1fa800

#0073a8

#8900a8

Shades

Color #a83500 mixed toward black.

#8c2c00

#702300

#541a00

#381200

#1c0900

Tints

Color #a83500 mixed toward white.

#e14700

#ff631b

#ff8a54

#ffb18d

#ffd8c6

Tones

Color #a83500 mixed toward gray.

#9a3a0e

#8c3f1c

#7e442a

#704a38

#624f46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868517 · ΔE 39.4

Deuteranopia

#8b911b · ΔE 43.5

Tritanopia

#a52123 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 27.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a83500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a83500]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a83500 (#a83500) is rgb(168, 53, 0) in RGB.

No, #a83500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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