What color is #544B21?

#544B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544B21?

The RGB value is 84, 75, 33: 84 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544B21?

The complementary color is #212A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544B21 color

#544B21 rgb(84, 75, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #544B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29.4% green and 12.9% blue (84, 75, 33).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 61% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#544B21 color codes

HEX	`#544B21`
RGB	`rgb(84, 75, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 61%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, -2.42, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 26.14, 95.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.447, 7.027, 2.455)`
Decimal	`5524257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544B21, 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 #544B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #544B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544b21; }
.text { color: #544b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 75 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544b21, #445421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #544B21?: #544B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544B21?: The RGB value is 84, 75, 33: 84 red, 75 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544B21?: The complementary color is #212A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.