Sanguine Brown is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Sanguine Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Sanguine Brown is #8D3D38.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Sanguine Brown has 55%% Red, 24% Green, and 22% Blue.
Sanguine Brown has 4° Hue, 60% Saturation, and 55% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Sanguine Brown has 4° Hue, 43% Saturation, and 39% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Sanguine Brown has 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 60% yellow, and 45% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#8D3D38 |
|
RGB |
(141, 61, 56) |
(55%, 24%, 22%) |
HSV |
(4°, 60, 55) |
(1%, 60%, 55%) |
HSL |
(4°, 43, 39) |
(1%, 43%, 39%) |
CMYK |
(0, 57, 60, 45) |
(0%, 57%, 60%, 45%) |
The natural luminance of Sanguine Brown is 9%, which is low.
Sanguine Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Sanguine Brown and black have a 2.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Sanguine Brown and white have a 7.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
9% |
insufficient (2.9) |
AAA (7.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Sanguine Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 32% Red, 45% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
32%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
45%
White
22%
To mix Sanguine Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 16% Magenta, 17% Yellow, 45% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
16%
Yellow
17%
Black
45%
White
22%
Colors similar to Sanguine Brown are: Lotus, Ironstone, Copper Rust, Mule Fawn, and Bole. Lotus is more red and paler than Sanguine Brown. Ironstone is more orange and paler than Sanguine Brown. Copper Rust is more red and paler and lighter than Sanguine Brown. Mule Fawn is more orange and brighter than Sanguine Brown. Bole is more orange and paler than Sanguine Brown.