What color is #542D00?

#542D00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542D00?

The RGB value is 84, 45, 0: 84 red, 45 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542D00?

The complementary color is #002754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542D00 color

#542D00 rgb(84, 45, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #542D00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 17.6% green and 0% blue (84, 45, 0).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#542D00 color codes

HEX	`#542D00`
RGB	`rgb(84, 45, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 17.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, 14.61, 32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 35.64, 65.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.595, 3.762, 0.484)`
Decimal	`5516544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542D00, 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 #542D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #542D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542d00; }
.text { color: #542d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 45 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542d00, #515400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #542D00?: #542D00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542D00?: The RGB value is 84, 45, 0: 84 red, 45 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542D00?: The complementary color is #002754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.