Sienna (#a0522d) is a medium, strong orange. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: sienna as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(160, 82, 45); in HSL, hsl(19, 56%, 40%).
| Hex | #a0522d |
|---|---|
| CSS name | sienna |
| RGB | rgb(160, 82, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 56%, 40%) |
| CMYK | 0%, 49%, 72%, 37% |
| CSS example | color: #a0522d; background-color: rgb(160, 82, 45); |
The hue is calculated at seven exact lightness levels for use in backgrounds, borders, text and hover states. These values are not substituted with nearby named colors.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #a0522d background, white text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 5.62:1 | AA | AAA |
| Black text (#000000) | 3.74:1 | Fails | AA |
The CSS named colors closest to #a0522d:
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