What color is #54401F?

#54401F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54401F?

The RGB value is 84, 64, 31: 84 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54401F?

The complementary color is #1F3354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54401F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54401F color

#54401F rgb(84, 64, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #54401F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 25.1% green and 12.2% blue (84, 64, 31).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 63% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#54401F color codes

HEX	`#54401F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 64, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 25.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 63%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 63%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, 4.26, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 23.63, 79.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.737, 5.651, 2.085)`
Decimal	`5521439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54401F, 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 #54401F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54401F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #54401F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54401f; }
.text { color: #54401f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54401f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 64 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54401f, #4e541f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #54401F?: #54401F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54401F?: The RGB value is 84, 64, 31: 84 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54401F?: The complementary color is #1F3354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54401F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.