What color is #54543E?

#54543E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54543E?

The RGB value is 84, 84, 62: 84 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54543E?

The complementary color is #3E3E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54543E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54543E color

#54543E rgb(84, 84, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #54543E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.9% green and 24.3% blue (84, 84, 62).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#54543E color codes

HEX	`#54543E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 84, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.15, -4.16, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.15, 13.57, 107.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.696, 8.573, 5.806)`
Decimal	`5526590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54543E, 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 #54543E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54543E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #54543E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54543e; }
.text { color: #54543e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54543e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 84 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54543e, #49543e); }

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Questions

What color is #54543E?: #54543E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54543E?: The RGB value is 84, 84, 62: 84 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54543E?: The complementary color is #3E3E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54543E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.