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#57392E Color

#57392E is rgb(87, 57, 46) in RGB, hsl(16, 31%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57392E
HEX#57392E
RGBrgb(87, 57, 46)
HSLhsl(16, 31%, 26%)
HSVhsv(16, 47%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.047 40.9)
LABlab(27.35% 12.62 12.55)
LCHlch(27.35% 17.80 44.85)

What #57392E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57392E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#57392E Channel Values

How #57392E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 57 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 31% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 47% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 47% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.35:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57392E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #57392E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57392E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #57392E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57392E.

How #57392E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57392E
Protanopia#3F3F2E
Protanomaly#4A3D2E
Deuteranopia#45452D
Deuteranomaly#4D402D
Tritanopia#583838
Tritanomaly#573834
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57392E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57392e: #57392E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57392E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57392e': '#57392E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.224, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_57392e">#57392E</color>
SVG fillfill="#57392E"

More Brown Colors

#57392E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#57392E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57392E?

#57392E is a dark brown — rgb(87, 57, 46) in RGB and hsl(16, 31%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #57392E?

#57392E is rgb(87, 57, 46) — red 87, green 57, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57392E?

#57392E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57392E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #57392E scores 10.35:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57392E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57392E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.65, which is visibly different.

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