#9A3412 color
The swatch above shows #9A3412 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.
#9A3412 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color brown (#A52A2A).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: orange-800. That means you can write bg-orange-800 or text-orange-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #9A3412 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 52, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 79%, 34%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 88%, 40%) |
| Decimal | 10105874 |
| CSS | color: #9A3412; |
| Android | 0xFF9A3412 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.204, blue: 0.071, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #9A3412 | 7.31:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #9A3412 | 2.87:1 — 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 #9A3412
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #9A3412 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #9A3412
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #9A3412 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #9A3412; background-color: #9A3412; }
.element { color: rgb(154 52 18); }
.element { color: hsl(15 79% 34%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-orange-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #9A3412;Frequently asked questions
What color is #9A3412?
#9A3412 is a dark, vivid red. Its hue sits at 15° on the color wheel, with 79% saturation and 34% lightness.
What is #9A3412 in RGB?
#9A3412 converts to rgb(154, 52, 18) — 154 red, 52 green and 18 blue.
What is #9A3412 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 88%, 40%). 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 #9A3412 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.31:1 versus 2.87:1).
What is the complementary color of #9A3412?
#12799B — the hue directly opposite #9A3412 on the color wheel.