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#540D3D Color

#540D3D is rgb(84, 13, 61) in RGB, hsl(319, 73%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 27%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#540D3D
HEX#540D3D
RGBrgb(84, 13, 61)
HSLhsl(319, 73%, 19%)
HSVhsv(319, 85%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 27%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.114 344.6)
LABlab(18.12% 35.44 -10.90)
LCHlch(18.12% 37.08 342.91)

What #540D3D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #540D3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#540D3D Channel Values

How #540D3D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 13 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 73% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 85% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 27% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.98:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #540D3D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #540D3D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #540D3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #540D3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #540D3D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #540D3D.

How #540D3D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#540D3D
Protanopia#25253D
Protanomaly#3D1E3D
Deuteranopia#32323B
Deuteranomaly#42283C
Tritanopia#511818
Tritanomaly#52152B
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #540D3D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-540d3d: #540D3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #540D3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-540d3d': '#540D3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.051, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_540d3d">#540D3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#540D3D"

More Pink Colors

#540D3D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#540D3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #540D3D?

#540D3D is a darkest pink — rgb(84, 13, 61) in RGB and hsl(319, 73%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.96.

What is the RGB value of #540D3D?

#540D3D is rgb(84, 13, 61) — red 84, green 13, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #540D3D?

#540D3D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 27%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #540D3D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #540D3D scores 13.98:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #540D3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #540D3D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 34.73, which is a different colour altogether.

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