HEX Color #AF6D57 (Sienna)

About #AF6D57

Visually, #AF6D57 is defined as a moderate red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Sienna. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 109, and 87.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 38% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 15.0° hue, 35.5% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF6D57

RGB175, 109, 87

HSL15.0°, 35.5%, 51.4%

CMYK0%, 38%, 50%, 31%

HSV15.0°, 50.3%, 68.6%

LAB52.7, 23.8, 23.3

XYZ24.9, 20.7, 11.7

Decimal11496791

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AF6D57 #5699AF

Analogous

#AF566C #AF9856

Triadic

#56AF6D #6D56AF

Tetradic

#6CAF56 #5699AF #9956AF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#AF6D57

#B77D69

#C08D7C

#C99D8F

#D2ADA1

#DBBEB4

#E4CEC7

#EDDED9

#F6EEEC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#AF6D57

#9B604D

#885443

#74483A

#613C30

#4D3026

#3A241D

#261813

#130C09

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.08:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.15:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.90:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.38:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF6D57; }

.text-color { color: #AF6D57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF6D57; }

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