#451A03 color
The swatch above shows #451A03 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#451A03 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the CSS named color maroon (#800000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: amber-950. That means you can write bg-amber-950 or text-amber-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #451A03 |
| RGB | rgb(69, 26, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 92%, 14%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 96%, 73%) |
| Decimal | 4528643 |
| CSS | color: #451A03; |
| Android | 0xFF451A03 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.102, blue: 0.012, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #451A03 | 14.98:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #451A03 | 1.40:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #451A03
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #451A03 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #451A03
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #451A03 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #451A03; background-color: #451A03; }
.element { color: rgb(69 26 3); }
.element { color: hsl(21 92% 14%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-amber-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #451A03;Frequently asked questions
What color is #451A03?
#451A03 is a very dark, vivid orange. Its hue sits at 21° on the color wheel, with 92% saturation and 14% lightness.
What is #451A03 in RGB?
#451A03 converts to rgb(69, 26, 3) — 69 red, 26 green and 3 blue.
What is #451A03 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 96%, 73%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #451A03 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (14.98:1 versus 1.40:1).
What is the complementary color of #451A03?
#032E45 — the hue directly opposite #451A03 on the color wheel.