#451A03 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#451A03

#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.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #451A03 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#451A03
RGBrgb(69, 26, 3)
HSLhsl(21, 92%, 14%)
HSV / HSB21°, 96%, 27%
Nearest namedmaroon (#800000)

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#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.

Shades of #451A03 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

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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