What color is #544D30?

#544D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544D30?

The RGB value is 84, 77, 48: 84 red, 77 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544D30?

The complementary color is #303754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544D30 color

#544D30 rgb(84, 77, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #544D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 30.2% green and 18.8% blue (84, 77, 48).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#544D30 color codes

HEX	`#544D30`
RGB	`rgb(84, 77, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 30.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.71, -1.96, 18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.71, 18.37, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.844, 7.406, 3.865)`
Decimal	`5524784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544D30, 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 #544D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #544D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544d30; }
.text { color: #544d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 77 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544d30, #495430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #544D30?: #544D30 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544D30?: The RGB value is 84, 77, 48: 84 red, 77 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544D30?: The complementary color is #303754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.