What color is #542041?

#542041 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542041?

The RGB value is 84, 32, 65: 84 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542041?

The complementary color is #205433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542041 color

#542041 rgb(84, 32, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #542041 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 12.5% green and 25.5% blue (84, 32, 65).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 45% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 23% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#542041 color codes

HEX	`#542041`
RGB	`rgb(84, 32, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 12.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 45%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 62%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.21, 28.54, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.21, 29.98, 342.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.127, 3.3, 5.367)`
Decimal	`5513281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542041, 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 #542041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #542041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542041; }
.text { color: #542041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 32 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542041, #542027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #542041?: #542041 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542041?: The RGB value is 84, 32, 65: 84 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542041?: The complementary color is #205433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.