What color is #543C39?

#543C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543C39?

The RGB value is 84, 60, 57: 84 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543C39?

The complementary color is #395154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543C39 color

#543C39 rgb(84, 60, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #543C39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 23.5% green and 22.4% blue (84, 60, 57).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#543C39 color codes

HEX	`#543C39`
RGB	`rgb(84, 60, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 23.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, 10.07, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 11.73, 30.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.011, 5.412, 4.598)`
Decimal	`5520441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543C39, 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 #543C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #543C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543c39; }
.text { color: #543c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 60 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543c39, #544a39); }

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Questions

What color is #543C39?: #543C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543C39?: The RGB value is 84, 60, 57: 84 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543C39?: The complementary color is #395154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.