What color is #541E27?

#541E27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #541E27?

The RGB value is 84, 30, 39: 84 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #541E27?

The complementary color is #1E544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #541E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#541E27 color

#541E27 rgb(84, 30, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #541E27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (84, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 47% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 54% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#541E27 color codes

HEX	`#541E27`
RGB	`rgb(84, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 47%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 64%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 54%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, 26.03, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 26.94, 14.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.487, 2.96, 2.254)`
Decimal	`5512743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #541E27, 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 #541E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#541E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #541E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #541e27; }
.text { color: #541e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #541e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #541e27, #54301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #541E27?: #541E27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #541E27?: The RGB value is 84, 30, 39: 84 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #541E27?: The complementary color is #1E544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #541E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.