What color is #542F55?

#542F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #542F55?

The RGB value is 84, 47, 85: 84 red, 47 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #542F55?

The complementary color is #30552F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #542F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#542F55 color

#542F55 rgb(84, 47, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #542F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 18.4% green and 33.3% blue (84, 47, 85).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#542F55 color codes

HEX	`#542F55`
RGB	`rgb(84, 47, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 18.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 45%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.48, 23.67, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.48, 28.6, 325.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.312, 4.574, 9.143)`
Decimal	`5517141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #542F55, 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 #542F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#542F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #542F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #542f55; }
.text { color: #542f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 47 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #542f55, #552f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #542F55?: #542F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #542F55?: The RGB value is 84, 47, 85: 84 red, 47 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #542F55?: The complementary color is #30552F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #542F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.