What color is #54322A?

#54322A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54322A?

The RGB value is 84, 50, 42: 84 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54322A?

The complementary color is #2A4C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54322A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54322A color

#54322A rgb(84, 50, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #54322A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 19.6% green and 16.5% blue (84, 50, 42).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 50% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#54322A color codes

HEX	`#54322A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 50, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 19.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 50%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 50%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.75, 14.37, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.75, 18.44, 38.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.215, 4.334, 2.752)`
Decimal	`5517866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54322A, 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 #54322A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54322A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #54322A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54322a; }
.text { color: #54322a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54322a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 50 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54322a, #54472a); }

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Questions

What color is #54322A?: #54322A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54322A?: The RGB value is 84, 50, 42: 84 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54322A?: The complementary color is #2A4C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54322A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.