What color is #54002B?

#54002B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54002B?

The RGB value is 84, 0, 43: 84 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54002B?

The complementary color is #005429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54002B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54002B color

#54002B rgb(84, 0, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #54002B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 0% green and 16.9% blue (84, 0, 43).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#54002B color codes

HEX	`#54002B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 0, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 0%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 38.19, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 38.23, 357.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.093, 2.06, 2.467)`
Decimal	`5505067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54002B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #54002B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54002B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #54002B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54002b; }
.text { color: #54002b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54002b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 0 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54002b, #540001); }

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Questions

What color is #54002B?: #54002B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54002B?: The RGB value is 84, 0, 43: 84 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54002B?: The complementary color is #005429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54002B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.