#8A4942

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Sienna.

About #8A4942

Visually, #8A4942 is defined as a moderate red. Its closest recognized web color is Sienna. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 73 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 47% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 5.8° hue, 35.3% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A4942
RGB138, 73, 66
HSL5.8°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 47%, 52%, 46%
HSV5.8°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB38.8, 26.7, 16.5
XYZ13.8, 10.6, 6.5
Decimal9062722

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.11:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.65:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A4942; }
.text-color { color: #8A4942; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A4942; }

Similar Colors

Sienna
#A0522D