What color is #543D3F?

#543D3F 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 #543D3F?

The RGB value is 84, 61, 63: 84 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543D3F?

The complementary color is #3D5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543D3F color

#543D3F rgb(84, 61, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #543D3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (84, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#543D3F color codes

HEX	`#543D3F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.33, 10.43, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.33, 10.78, 14.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.222, 5.581, 5.451)`
Decimal	`5520703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543D3F, 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 #543D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #543D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543d3f; }
.text { color: #543d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543d3f, #54473d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #543D3F?: #543D3F 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 #543D3F?: The RGB value is 84, 61, 63: 84 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543D3F?: The complementary color is #3D5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.