What color is #543728?

#543728 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543728?

The RGB value is 84, 55, 40: 84 red, 55 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543728?

The complementary color is #284554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543728 color

#543728 rgb(84, 55, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #543728 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 21.6% green and 15.7% blue (84, 55, 40).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 35% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 52% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#543728 color codes

HEX	`#543728`
RGB	`rgb(84, 55, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 21.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 35%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 52%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.07, 10.94, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.07, 18.27, 53.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.406, 4.771, 2.643)`
Decimal	`5519144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543728, 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 #543728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #543728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543728; }
.text { color: #543728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 55 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543728, #544d28); }

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Questions

What color is #543728?: #543728 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543728?: The RGB value is 84, 55, 40: 84 red, 55 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543728?: The complementary color is #284554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.