Dark Sienna is a dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Dark Sienna is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Sienna is #3C1414.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Sienna has 24%% Red, 8% Green, and 8% Blue.
Dark Sienna has 0° Hue, 67% Saturation, and 24% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Sienna has 0° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 16% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Sienna has 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 67% yellow, and 76% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#3C1414 |
|
RGB |
(60, 20, 20) |
(24%, 8%, 8%) |
HSV |
(0°, 67, 24) |
(0%, 67%, 24%) |
HSL |
(0°, 49, 16) |
(0%, 49%, 16%) |
CMYK |
(0, 67, 67, 76) |
(0%, 67%, 67%, 76%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Sienna is 2%, which is low.
Dark Sienna has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Sienna and black have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Sienna and white have a 16.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
2% |
insufficient (1.3) |
AAA (16.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Sienna paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 16% Red, 76% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
16%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
76%
White
8%
To mix Dark Sienna paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Magenta, 8% Yellow, 76% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
8%
Yellow
8%
Black
76%
White
8%
Colors similar to Dark Sienna are: Cocoa Bean, Seal Brown, Cedar, Coffee Bean, and Eclipse. Cocoa Bean is paler than Dark Sienna. Seal Brown is paler than Dark Sienna. Cedar is more orange than Dark Sienna. Coffee Bean is more orange than Dark Sienna. Eclipse is more orange and paler than Dark Sienna.