What color is #540500?

#540500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #540500?

The RGB value is 84, 5, 0: 84 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #540500?

The complementary color is #004F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #540500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#540500 color

#540500 rgb(84, 5, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #540500 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 2% green and 0% blue (84, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Burned (#520B00), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#540500 color codes

HEX	`#540500`
RGB	`rgb(84, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.46, 34.04, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.46, 41.61, 35.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.711, 1.994, 0.189)`
Decimal	`5506304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #540500, 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 #540500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#540500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #540500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #540500; }
.text { color: #540500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #540500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #540500, #542f00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #540500?: #540500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #540500?: The RGB value is 84, 5, 0: 84 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #540500?: The complementary color is #004F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #540500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.