What color is #543928?

#543928 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 #543928?

The RGB value is 84, 57, 40: 84 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543928?

The complementary color is #284354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543928 color

#543928 rgb(84, 57, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #543928 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (84, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 35% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 52% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#543928 color codes

HEX	`#543928`
RGB	`rgb(84, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 35%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 52%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 52%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, 9.66, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 18.15, 57.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.503, 4.965, 2.676)`
Decimal	`5519656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543928, 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 #543928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #543928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543928; }
.text { color: #543928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543928, #544f28); }

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Questions

What color is #543928?: #543928 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 #543928?: The RGB value is 84, 57, 40: 84 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543928?: The complementary color is #284354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.