HEX Color #8A5049 (Sienna)

About #8A5049

The precise color #8A5049 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Sienna. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 80 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 42% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5049

RGB138, 80, 73

HSL6.5°, 30.8%, 41.4%

CMYK0%, 42%, 47%, 46%

HSV6.5°, 47.1%, 54.1%

LAB40.6, 23.5, 14.6

XYZ14.6, 11.6, 7.8

Decimal9064521

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A5049 #49838A

Analogous

#8A4962 #8A7049

Triadic

#498A50 #4F498A

Tetradic

#628A49 #49838A #70498A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A5049

#97635D

#A47671

#B18A85

#BE9D99

#CBB1AE

#D8C4C2

#E5D8D6

#F2EBEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A5049

#7A4740

#6B3E38

#5C3530

#4C2C28

#3D2320

#2E1A18

#1E1110

#0F0808

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.32:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.32:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.83:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5049; }

.text-color { color: #8A5049; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5049; }

Similar Colors

Sienna

#A0522D