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#5F483F Color

#5F483F is rgb(95, 72, 63) in RGB, hsl(17, 20%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (#674C47), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F483F
HEX#5F483F
RGBrgb(95, 72, 63)
HSLhsl(17, 20%, 31%)
HSVhsv(17, 34%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(42.3% 0.035 42.4)
LABlab(32.90% 9.05 9.39)
LCHlch(32.90% 13.05 46.05)

What #5F483F 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 #5F483F, 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.

#5F483F Channel Values

How #5F483F 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 95 · G 72 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 20% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 34% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 34% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.45:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F483F 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 text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F483F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F483F; 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 #5F483F

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 #5F483F 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#5F483F
Protanopia#4D4D3F
Protanomaly#544B3F
Deuteranopia#50503E
Deuteranomaly#574D3E
Tritanopia#604747
Tritanomaly#5F4744
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

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Using #5F483F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f483f: #5F483F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F483F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f483f': '#5F483F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.282, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_5f483f">#5F483F</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F483F"

More Brown Colors

#5F483F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5F483F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F483F?

#5F483F is a dark brown — rgb(95, 72, 63) in RGB and hsl(17, 20%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (#674C47), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.56.

What is the RGB value of #5F483F?

#5F483F is rgb(95, 72, 63) — red 95, green 72, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F483F?

#5F483F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F483F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F483F scores 8.45:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F483F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F483F 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 17.4, which is visibly different.

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