What color is #541B36?

#541B36 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #541B36?

The RGB value is 84, 27, 54: 84 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #541B36?

The complementary color is #1B5439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #541B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#541B36 color

#541B36 rgb(84, 27, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #541B36 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 10.6% green and 21.2% blue (84, 27, 54).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 51% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#541B36 color codes

HEX	`#541B36`
RGB	`rgb(84, 27, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 10.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 51%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.78, 29.47, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.78, 29.7, 352.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.714, 2.936, 3.808)`
Decimal	`5511990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #541B36, 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 #541B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#541B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #541B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #541b36; }
.text { color: #541b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #541b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 27 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #541b36, #541c1b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #541B36?: #541B36 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #541B36?: The RGB value is 84, 27, 54: 84 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #541B36?: The complementary color is #1B5439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #541B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.