Palettes / Colors / #A73E35

#A73E35 — Muted Red

#A73E35 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#A73E35 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #359DA7; it also sits naturally between #A73564 and #A77735. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 24% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 68% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #A73E35

.text { color: #A73E35; }
.background { background-color: #A73E35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A73E35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 62, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 52%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A73E35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 62, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A73E35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 62, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A73E35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A73E35">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A73E35

Tints of #A73E35

Tones of #A73E35

Color harmonies

Complementary — #359DA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A73E35: #FFFFFF.

How #A73E35 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #A73E35 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A73E35?

#A73E35 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 167, 62, 53). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A73E35?

#A73E35 is RGB 167, 62, 53 — HSL 5°, 52%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 68%, 35%.

What colors go with #A73E35?

Its complement is #359DA7; analogous partners are #A73564 and #A77735. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A73E35 for text?

White text on #A73E35 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.