#8a370e

Color #8a370e

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-900 #7b3306 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a370e

RGB

rgb(138, 55, 14)

HSL

hsl(19.8, 81.6%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.8, 89.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 89.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(34.33, 33.38, 40.33)

LCH

lch(34.33, 52.35, 50.39)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.1238, 42.61)

HWB

hwb(19.8, 5.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0e618a

Analogous

#8a0e23

#8a370e

#8a750e

Triadic

#8a370e

#0e8a37

#370e8a

Split-complementary

#8a370e

#0e8a75

#0e238a

Tetradic

#8a370e

#618a0e

#0e618a

#370e8a

Square

#8a370e

#238a0e

#0e618a

#750e8a

Shades

Color #8a370e mixed toward black.

#732e0c

#5c2509

#451b07

#2e1205

#170902

Tints

Color #8a370e mixed toward white.

#c04c13

#e96726

#ef8d5c

#f4b393

#fad9c9

Tones

Color #8a370e mixed toward gray.

#803a18

#753e23

#6b412d

#614537

#564842

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706f1d · ΔE 32

Deuteranopia

#747820 · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#872627 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a370e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a370e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a370e (#8a370e) is rgb(138, 55, 14) in RGB.

No, #8a370e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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