#5f4242

Color #5f4242

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5f4242

RGB

rgb(95, 66, 66)

HSL

hsl(0, 18%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 30.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 30.5%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(31.17, 12.58, 5.01)

LCH

lch(31.17, 13.54, 21.71)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.0405, 19.02)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.9%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425f5f

Analogous

#5f4251

#5f4242

#5f5142

Triadic

#5f4242

#425f42

#42425f

Split-complementary

#5f4242

#425f51

#42515f

Tetradic

#5f4242

#5f5f42

#425f5f

#42425f

Square

#5f4242

#515f42

#425f5f

#51425f

Shades

Color #5f4242 mixed toward black.

#4f3737

#3f2c2c

#302121

#201616

#100b0b

Tints

Color #5f4242 mixed toward white.

#815a5a

#a07676

#b79898

#cfbaba

#e7dddd

Tones

Color #5f4242 mixed toward gray.

#5d4444

#5a4747

#584949

#554c4c

#534e4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545442 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#565842 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#5e4242 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 13.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f4242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f4242]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#5f4242 (#5f4242) is rgb(95, 66, 66) in RGB.

No, #5f4242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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