#5F5042
A dark, muted orange closely aligning with Dimgray.
About #5F5042
At its core, #5F5042 is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 80, and 66.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 16% 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. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5F5042
RGB95, 80, 66
HSL29.0°, 18.0%, 31.6%
CMYK0%, 16%, 31%, 63%
HSV29.0°, 30.5%, 37.3%
LAB35.1, 3.8, 10.6
XYZ8.6, 8.6, 6.4
Decimal6246466
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.71:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5F5042;
}
.text-color {
color: #5F5042;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5F5042;
}