#451A03 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#451A03 is a very dark, vivid orange. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class amber-950 (e.g. bg-amber-950, text-amber-950). Its nearest CSS named color is maroon (#800000). For readable text on a #451A03 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (14.98:1). Because it is dark, #451A03 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.
Color Values
| Hex | #451A03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 26, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 92%, 14%) |
| HSV / HSB | 21°, 96%, 27% |
| Nearest named | maroon (#800000) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#451A03 in Tailwind CSS (amber-950)
#451A03 ships with Tailwind CSS as amber-950 — use it as bg-amber-950, text-amber-950, or border-amber-950. It sits at step 950 of the amber ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #451A03 (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#58311c -
20% tint
#6a4835 -
30% tint
#7d5f4f -
40% tint
#8f7668 -
50% tint
#a28d81 -
60% tint
#b5a39a -
70% tint
#c7bab3 -
80% tint
#dad1cd -
90% tint
#ece8e6
Shades of #451A03 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#3e1703 -
20% shade
#371502 -
30% shade
#301202 -
40% shade
#291002 -
50% shade
#230d02 -
60% shade
#1c0a01 -
70% shade
#150801 -
80% shade
#0e0501 -
90% shade
#070300
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #451A03 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 14.98:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
|---|---|
| Black text 1.40:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #451A03 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More orange colors in the library: #422006 (yellow-950), #1C1917 (stone-900), #0C0A09 (stone-950), #713F12 (yellow-900), #7C2D12 (orange-900), #854D0E (yellow-800).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #451A03?
#451A03 is a very dark, vivid orange —
rgb(69, 26, 3). Its nearest CSS named color ismaroon. In Tailwind CSS it isamber-950. -
How do I make tints and shades of #451A03?
Mix #451A03 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #451A03 is
#6a4835and a 20% shade is#371502— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #451A03 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #451A03?
White text gives the strongest contrast on a #451A03 background at 14.98:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #451A03?
amber-950— use it asbg-amber-950,text-amber-950, orborder-amber-950. The full amber 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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