HEX to RGB: #FF8C00

Also known as: CSS darkorange

#FF8C00 → rgb(255 140 0)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #ff8c00. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#FF8C00 → FF | 8C | 00
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = FF₁₆ = 15×16 + 15 = 255
G = 8C₁₆ = 8×16 + 12 = 140
B = 00₁₆ = 0×16 + 0 = 0

3. RGB
```
rgb(255 140 0)
```

All formats

HEX: #ff8c00
RGB: rgb(255 140 0)
RGB (legacy): rgb(255, 140, 0)
HSL: hsl(32.94 100.00% 50.00%) → hsl(33 100% 50%)
HWB: hwb(33 0% 0%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.751 0.179 58.3) · oklch(75.1% 0.179 58.3)
OKLab: oklab(0.751 0.094 0.152)
Lab (D50): lab(70.21 39.78 76.09)
LCH (D50): lch(70.21 85.86 62.40)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.9401 0.5719 0.2093)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 1.0000 0.2623 0.0000)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#FF8C00 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.179 and Display P3 reaches 0.205; this color uses 100% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #ff8c00;
  color: rgb(255 140 0);
  color: hsl(33 100% 50%);
  color: oklch(0.751 0.179 58.3);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.751 0.179 58.3);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#ff8c00] bg-[oklch(0.751_0.179_58.3)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.9401 0.5719 0.2093); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #ff8c00 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#FF9F2F · oklch(0.811 0.179 58.3) · ΔL +0.06
#EA7900 · oklch(0.691 0.179 58.3) · ΔL −0.06

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