What color is #541D14?

#541D14 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #541D14?

The RGB value is 84, 29, 20: 84 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #541D14?

The complementary color is #144B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #541D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#541D14 color

#541D14 rgb(84, 29, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #541D14 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 11.4% green and 7.8% blue (84, 29, 20).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 76% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#541D14 color codes

HEX	`#541D14`
RGB	`rgb(84, 29, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 11.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 76%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, 24.99, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 31.51, 37.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.222, 2.815, 0.983)`
Decimal	`5512468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #541D14, 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 #541D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#541D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #541D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #541d14; }
.text { color: #541d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #541d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 29 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #541d14, #543d14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #541D14?: #541D14 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #541D14?: The RGB value is 84, 29, 20: 84 red, 29 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #541D14?: The complementary color is #144B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #541D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.