#a83615

Color #a83615

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a83615

RGB

rgb(168, 54, 21)

HSL

hsl(13.5, 77.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.5, 87.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 87.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(39.61, 45.3, 43.93)

LCH

lch(39.61, 63.1, 44.12)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1555, 35.9)

HWB

hwb(13.5, 8.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1587a8

Analogous

#a8153d

#a83615

#a88015

Triadic

#a83615

#15a836

#3615a8

Split-complementary

#a83615

#15a880

#153da8

Tetradic

#a83615

#87a815

#1587a8

#3615a8

Square

#a83615

#3da815

#1587a8

#8015a8

Shades

Color #a83615 mixed toward black.

#8c2d12

#70240e

#541b0b

#381207

#1c0904

Tints

Color #a83615 mixed toward white.

#d8451b

#e76641

#ed8c70

#f3b3a0

#f9d9cf

Tones

Color #a83615 mixed toward gray.

#9c3d21

#90442e

#834a3a

#775146

#6b5852

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868520 · ΔE 40.3

Deuteranopia

#8b9122 · ΔE 44.6

Tritanopia

#a52728 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a83615;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a83615]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a83615 (#a83615) is rgb(168, 54, 21) in RGB.

No, #a83615 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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