#a52a00

Color #a52a00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a52a00

RGB

rgb(165, 42, 0)

HSL

hsl(15.3, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.3, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 100%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(37.22, 48.66, 49.83)

LCH

lch(37.22, 69.65, 45.68)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.165, 35.63)

HWB

hwb(15.3, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#007ba5

Analogous

#a50028

#a52a00

#a57d00

Triadic

#a52a00

#00a52a

#2a00a5

Split-complementary

#a52a00

#00a57d

#0028a5

Tetradic

#a52a00

#7ba500

#007ba5

#2a00a5

Square

#a52a00

#28a500

#007ba5

#7d00a5

Shades

Color #a52a00 mixed toward black.

#8a2300

#6e1c00

#531500

#370e00

#1c0700

Tints

Color #a52a00 mixed toward white.

#df3900

#ff5419

#ff7f53

#ffa98c

#ffd4c6

Tones

Color #a52a00 mixed toward gray.

#97310e

#8a381c

#7c3e29

#6e4537

#604c45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828111 · ΔE 41.1

Deuteranopia

#878e14 · ΔE 45.8

Tritanopia

#a11a1b · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a52a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a52a00]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#a52a00 (#a52a00) is rgb(165, 42, 0) in RGB.

No, #a52a00 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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