What color is #543A44?

#543A44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543A44?

The RGB value is 84, 58, 68: 84 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543A44?

The complementary color is #3A544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543A44 color

#543A44 rgb(84, 58, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #543A44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (84, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#543A44 color codes

HEX	`#543A44`
RGB	`rgb(84, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 13.26, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 13.35, 353.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.213, 5.329, 6.169)`
Decimal	`5519940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543A44, 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 #543A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #543A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543a44; }
.text { color: #543a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543a44, #543d3a); }

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Questions

What color is #543A44?: #543A44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543A44?: The RGB value is 84, 58, 68: 84 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543A44?: The complementary color is #3A544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.