HEX Color #A0493A (Sienna)

About #A0493A

The precise color #A0493A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Sienna. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 73, and 58.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 64% yellow, and 37% black. The HSL representation is 8.8° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0493A

RGB160, 73, 58

HSL8.8°, 46.8%, 42.7%

CMYK0%, 54%, 64%, 37%

HSV8.8°, 63.8%, 62.7%

LAB42.1, 34.9, 26.2

XYZ17.6, 12.5, 5.5

Decimal10504506

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0493A #3990A0

Analogous

#A0395D #A07C39

Triadic

#39A048 #4839A0

Tetradic

#5EA039 #3990A0 #7C39A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0493A

#AA5D4F

#B57165

#BF857B

#CA9991

#D4AEA7

#DFC2BD

#E9D6D3

#F4EAE9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0493A

#8E4033

#7C382D

#6A3026

#582820

#472019

#351813

#23100C

#110806

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.98:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.51:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.98:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0493A; }

.text-color { color: #A0493A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0493A; }

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