What color is #543E53?

#543E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543E53?

The RGB value is 84, 62, 83: 84 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543E53?

The complementary color is #3E543F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543E53 color

#543E53 rgb(84, 62, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #543E53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (84, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#543E53 color codes

HEX	`#543E53`
RGB	`rgb(84, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, 13.73, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 16.37, 327.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.94, 5.955, 8.966)`
Decimal	`5520979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543E53, 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 #543E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #543E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543e53; }
.text { color: #543e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543e53, #543e48); }

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Questions

What color is #543E53?: #543E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543E53?: The RGB value is 84, 62, 83: 84 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543E53?: The complementary color is #3E543F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.