What color is #54353E?

#54353E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54353E?

The RGB value is 84, 53, 62: 84 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54353E?

The complementary color is #35544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54353E color

#54353E rgb(84, 53, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #54353E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (84, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#54353E color codes

HEX	`#54353E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 15.39, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 15.39, 0.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.799, 4.779, 5.174)`
Decimal	`5518654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54353E, 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 #54353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #54353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54353e; }
.text { color: #54353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54353e, #543b35); }

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Questions

What color is #54353E?: #54353E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54353E?: The RGB value is 84, 53, 62: 84 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54353E?: The complementary color is #35544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.