What color is #542A39?

#542A39 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542A39?

The RGB value is 84, 42, 57: 84 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542A39?

The complementary color is #2A5445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542A39 color

#542A39 rgb(84, 42, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #542A39 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 16.5% green and 22.4% blue (84, 42, 57).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#542A39 color codes

HEX	`#542A39`
RGB	`rgb(84, 42, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 16.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 50%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.12, 21.45, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.12, 21.47, 357.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.223, 3.837, 4.336)`
Decimal	`5515833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542A39, 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 #542A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #542A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542a39; }
.text { color: #542a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 42 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542a39, #54302a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #542A39?: #542A39 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542A39?: The RGB value is 84, 42, 57: 84 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542A39?: The complementary color is #2A5445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.