#5F342B Color

#5F342B is rgb(95, 52, 43) in RGB, hsl(10, 38%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 55%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Roast Coffee (#704241), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F342B

HEX#5F342B

RGBrgb(95, 52, 43)

HSLhsl(10, 38%, 27%)

HSVhsv(10, 55%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 55%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.064 32.7)

LABlab(27.17% 19.05 14.52)

LCHlch(27.17% 23.95 37.32)

What #5F342B 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 #5F342B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Roast Coffee#704241ΔE 8.25 Bole#79443BΔE 9.01 Garnet#733635ΔE 9.18 Van Dyke Brown#664228ΔE 10.48 Merlot#73343AΔE 11.22 Tuscan Red#7C4848ΔE 11.39

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#5F342B Channel Values

How #5F342B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 95 · G 52 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 10° · S 38% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 10° · S 55% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 45% · Y 55% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.43:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F342B 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 text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F342B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F342B; 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 #5F342B

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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How #5F342B 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#5F342B

Protanopia#3E3E2B

Protanomaly#4D3A2B

Deuteranopia#464629

Deuteranomaly#513F2A

Tritanopia#603333

Tritanomaly#5F3330

Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #5F342B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f342b: #5F342B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F342B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f342b': '#5F342B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.204, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_5f342b">#5F342B</color>

SVG fillfill="#5F342B"

More Red Colors

#5F342B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#5F342B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F342B?

#5F342B is a dark red — rgb(95, 52, 43) in RGB and hsl(10, 38%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Roast Coffee (#704241), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #5F342B?

#5F342B is rgb(95, 52, 43) — red 95, green 52, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F342B?

#5F342B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 55%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F342B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F342B scores 10.43:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F342B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F342B 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 29.51, which is a different colour altogether.

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