#8b421a

Color #8b421a

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b421a

RGB

rgb(139, 66, 26)

HSL

hsl(21.2, 68.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.2, 81.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 81.3%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(36.86, 28.34, 37.24)

LCH

lch(36.86, 46.8, 52.73)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.1122, 46.23)

HWB

hwb(21.2, 10.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a638b

Analogous

#8b1a2b

#8b421a

#8b7b1a

Triadic

#8b421a

#1a8b42

#421a8b

Split-complementary

#8b421a

#1a8b7b

#1a2b8b

Tetradic

#8b421a

#638b1a

#1a638b

#421a8b

Square

#8b421a

#2b8b1a

#1a638b

#7b1a8b

Shades

Color #8b421a mixed toward black.

#743716

#5d2c11

#46210d

#2e1609

#170b04

Tints

Color #8b421a mixed toward white.

#bc5923

#db753d

#e4976e

#edba9e

#f6dccf

Tones

Color #8b421a mixed toward gray.

#824523

#78482d

#6f4a36

#654d40

#5c5049

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737228 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#767b2a · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#883031 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b421a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b421a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8b421a (#8b421a) is rgb(139, 66, 26) in RGB.

No, #8b421a 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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