#A85749

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Sienna.

About #A85749

At its core, #A85749 is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Sienna. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 87 green, and 73 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 48% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 8.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A85749
RGB168, 87, 73
HSL8.8°, 39.4%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 48%, 57%, 34%
HSV8.8°, 56.5%, 65.9%
LAB46.5, 31.8, 23.2
XYZ20.8, 15.6, 8.2
Decimal11032393

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.12:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A85749; }
.text-color { color: #A85749; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A85749; }

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