#8b481d

Color #8b481d

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b481d

RGB

rgb(139, 72, 29)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 65.5%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 79.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 79.1%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(38.22, 25.13, 37.11)

LCH

lch(38.22, 44.82, 55.9)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.1064, 49.99)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 11.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d608b

Analogous

#8b1d29

#8b481d

#8b7f1d

Triadic

#8b481d

#1d8b48

#481d8b

Split-complementary

#8b481d

#1d8b7f

#1d298b

Tetradic

#8b481d

#608b1d

#1d608b

#481d8b

Square

#8b481d

#298b1d

#1d608b

#7f1d8b

Shades

Color #8b481d mixed toward black.

#743c18

#5d3013

#45240e

#2e180a

#170c05

Tints

Color #8b481d mixed toward white.

#ba6027

#d87d42

#e19d71

#ebbea1

#f5ded0

Tones

Color #8b481d mixed toward gray.

#824a26

#794c2f

#6f4e38

#665042

#5d524b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74732c · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#777c2f · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#893536 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b481d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b481d]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#8b481d (#8b481d) is rgb(139, 72, 29) in RGB.

No, #8b481d 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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