What color is #543F45?

#543F45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #543F45?

The RGB value is 84, 63, 69: 84 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #543F45?

The complementary color is #3F544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #543F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#543F45 color

#543F45 rgb(84, 63, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #543F45 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 24.7% green and 27.1% blue (84, 63, 69).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#543F45 color codes

HEX	`#543F45`
RGB	`rgb(84, 63, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 24.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, 10.23, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 10.24, 359.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.508, 5.87, 6.419)`
Decimal	`5521221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #543F45, 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 #543F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#543F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #543F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #543f45; }
.text { color: #543f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #543f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 63 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #543f45, #54443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #543F45?: #543F45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #543F45?: The RGB value is 84, 63, 69: 84 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #543F45?: The complementary color is #3F544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #543F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.