What color is #544B34?

#544B34 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544B34?

The RGB value is 84, 75, 52: 84 red, 75 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544B34?

The complementary color is #343D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544B34 color

#544B34 rgb(84, 75, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #544B34 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29.4% green and 20.4% blue (84, 75, 52).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 38% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#544B34 color codes

HEX	`#544B34`
RGB	`rgb(84, 75, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, -0.18, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 15.1, 90.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.792, 7.165, 4.273)`
Decimal	`5524276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544B34, 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 #544B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #544B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544b34; }
.text { color: #544b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 75 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544b34, #4d5434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #544B34?: #544B34 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544B34?: The RGB value is 84, 75, 52: 84 red, 75 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544B34?: The complementary color is #343D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.