What color is #543649?

#543649 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543649?

The RGB value is 84, 54, 73: 84 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543649?

The complementary color is #365441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543649 color

#543649 rgb(84, 54, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543649 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 21.2% green and 28.6% blue (84, 54, 73).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#543649 color codes

HEX	`#543649`
RGB	`rgb(84, 54, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 21.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, 16.78, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 17.89, 339.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.178, 5.004, 6.943)`
Decimal	`5518921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543649, 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 #543649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #543649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543649; }
.text { color: #543649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 54 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543649, #54363a); }

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Questions

What color is #543649?: #543649 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543649?: The RGB value is 84, 54, 73: 84 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543649?: The complementary color is #365441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.