What color is #540D00?

#540D00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #540D00?

The RGB value is 84, 13, 0: 84 red, 13 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #540D00?

The complementary color is #004754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #540D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#540D00 color

#540D00 rgb(84, 13, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #540D00 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 5.1% green and 0% blue (84, 13, 0).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Burned (#520B00), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#540D00 color codes

HEX	`#540D00`
RGB	`rgb(84, 13, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 5.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 31.45, 25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 40.23, 38.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.801, 2.173, 0.219)`
Decimal	`5508352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #540D00, 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 #540D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#540D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #540D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #540d00; }
.text { color: #540d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #540d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 13 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #540d00, #543700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #540D00?: #540D00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #540D00?: The RGB value is 84, 13, 0: 84 red, 13 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #540D00?: The complementary color is #004754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #540D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.