What color is #544F21?

#544F21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544F21?

The RGB value is 84, 79, 33: 84 red, 79 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544F21?

The complementary color is #212654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544F21 color

#544F21 rgb(84, 79, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #544F21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31% green and 12.9% blue (84, 79, 33).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 61% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#544F21 color codes

HEX	`#544F21`
RGB	`rgb(84, 79, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 61%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, -4.85, 27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 27.88, 100.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.727, 7.587, 2.549)`
Decimal	`5525281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544F21, 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 #544F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #544F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544f21; }
.text { color: #544f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 79 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544f21, #3f5421); }

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Questions

What color is #544F21?: #544F21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544F21?: The RGB value is 84, 79, 33: 84 red, 79 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544F21?: The complementary color is #212654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.