What color is #542D17?

#542D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542D17?

The RGB value is 84, 45, 23: 84 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542D17?

The complementary color is #173E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542D17 color

#542D17 rgb(84, 45, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #542D17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 17.6% green and 9% blue (84, 45, 23).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 73% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#542D17 color codes

HEX	`#542D17`
RGB	`rgb(84, 45, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 17.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 73%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.08, 15.71, 21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.08, 26.78, 54.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.75, 3.824, 1.298)`
Decimal	`5516567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542D17, 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 #542D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #542D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542d17; }
.text { color: #542d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 45 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542d17, #544c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #542D17?: #542D17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542D17?: The RGB value is 84, 45, 23: 84 red, 45 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542D17?: The complementary color is #173E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.