What color is #543D3D?

#543D3D 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 #543D3D?

The RGB value is 84, 61, 61: 84 red, 61 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543D3D?

The complementary color is #3D5454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543D3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543D3D color

#543D3D rgb(84, 61, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #543D3D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 23.9% green and 23.9% blue (84, 61, 61).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#543D3D color codes

HEX	`#543D3D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 61, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 23.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, 10.09, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 10.83, 21.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.167, 5.56, 5.162)`
Decimal	`5520701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543D3D, 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 #543D3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543D3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #543D3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543d3d; }
.text { color: #543d3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543d3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 61 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543d3d, #54493d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #543D3D?: #543D3D 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 #543D3D?: The RGB value is 84, 61, 61: 84 red, 61 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543D3D?: The complementary color is #3D5454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543D3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.