What color is #540F14?

#540F14 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #540F14?

The RGB value is 84, 15, 20: 84 red, 15 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #540F14?

The complementary color is #0F544F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #540F14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#540F14 color

#540F14 rgb(84, 15, 20)

Shades of red

The hex color #540F14 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 5.9% green and 7.8% blue (84, 15, 20).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 70% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 76% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#540F14 color codes

HEX	`#540F14`
RGB	`rgb(84, 15, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 5.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 70%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 82%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 76%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, 31.51, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 35.49, 27.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.954, 2.278, 0.893)`
Decimal	`5508884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #540F14, 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 #540F14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#540F14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #540F14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #540f14; }
.text { color: #540f14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #540f14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 15 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #540f14, #542d0f); }

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Questions

What color is #540F14?: #540F14 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #540F14?: The RGB value is 84, 15, 20: 84 red, 15 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #540F14?: The complementary color is #0F544F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #540F14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.