#5F423A

A dark, muted red closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #5F423A

When working with digital screens, the color #5F423A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 66 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 31% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F423A
RGB95, 66, 58
HSL13.0°, 24.2%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 31%, 39%, 63%
HSV13.0°, 38.9%, 37.3%
LAB31.0, 11.4, 9.9
XYZ7.4, 6.6, 4.9
Decimal6242874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F423A; }
.text-color { color: #5F423A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F423A; }

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