What color is #542E43?

#542E43 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542E43?

The RGB value is 84, 46, 67: 84 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542E43?

The complementary color is #2E543F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542E43 color

#542E43 rgb(84, 46, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #542E43 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 18% green and 26.3% blue (84, 46, 67).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#542E43 color codes

HEX	`#542E43`
RGB	`rgb(84, 46, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 18%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, 20.68, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 21.43, 344.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.646, 4.244, 5.831)`
Decimal	`5516867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542E43, 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 #542E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #542E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542e43; }
.text { color: #542e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 46 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542e43, #542e30); }

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Questions

What color is #542E43?: #542E43 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542E43?: The RGB value is 84, 46, 67: 84 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542E43?: The complementary color is #2E543F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.