What color is #543849?

#543849 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543849?

The RGB value is 84, 56, 73: 84 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543849?

The complementary color is #385443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543849 color

#543849 rgb(84, 56, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543849 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 22% green and 28.6% blue (84, 56, 73).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#543849 color codes

HEX	`#543849`
RGB	`rgb(84, 56, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 22%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, 15.5, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 16.41, 340.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.273, 5.194, 6.974)`
Decimal	`5519433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543849, 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 #543849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #543849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543849; }
.text { color: #543849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 56 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543849, #54383b); }

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Questions

What color is #543849?: #543849 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543849?: The RGB value is 84, 56, 73: 84 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543849?: The complementary color is #385443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.