What color is #543E2B?

#543E2B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543E2B?

The RGB value is 84, 62, 43: 84 red, 62 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543E2B?

The complementary color is #2B4154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543E2B color

#543E2B rgb(84, 62, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #543E2B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 24.3% green and 16.9% blue (84, 62, 43).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#543E2B color codes

HEX	`#543E2B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 62, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 24.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.13, 6.82, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.13, 16.84, 66.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.815, 5.505, 3.041)`
Decimal	`5520939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543E2B, 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 #543E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #543E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543e2b; }
.text { color: #543e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 62 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543e2b, #54532b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #543E2B?: #543E2B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543E2B?: The RGB value is 84, 62, 43: 84 red, 62 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543E2B?: The complementary color is #2B4154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.