HEX Color #57422C (Dimgray)

About #57422C

The precise color #57422C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 66 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 24% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57422C

RGB87, 66, 44

HSL30.7°, 32.8%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 24%, 49%, 66%

HSV30.7°, 49.4%, 34.1%

LAB29.7, 5.8, 16.9

XYZ6.3, 6.1, 3.2

Decimal5718572

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57422C #2C4056

Analogous

#562C2C #56562C

Triadic

#2C5642 #412C56

Tetradic

#2C562C #2C4056 #562C56

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57422C

#695743

#7C6C5A

#8F8172

#A19689

#B4ABA1

#C7C0B8

#D9D5D0

#ECEAE7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57422C

#4D3A27

#433322

#3A2C1D

#302418

#261D13

#1D160E

#130E09

#090704

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.22:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.89:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57422C; }

.text-color { color: #57422C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57422C; }

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