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#54200D Color

#54200D is rgb(84, 32, 13) in RGB, hsl(16, 73%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 85%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54200D
HEX#54200D
RGBrgb(84, 32, 13)
HSLhsl(16, 73%, 19%)
HSVhsv(16, 85%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 85%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(31.8% 0.083 39.6)
LABlab(20.17% 23.83 24.38)
LCHlch(20.17% 34.09 45.66)

What #54200D 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 #54200D, 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 brown in the library.

#54200D Channel Values

How #54200D 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 32 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 73% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 85% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 85% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.21:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54200D 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 text13.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54200D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54200D; 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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Tints & Shades of #54200D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54200D.

How #54200D 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#54200D
Protanopia#2E2E0C
Protanomaly#40290C
Deuteranopia#383806
Deuteranomaly#453009
Tritanopia#551E1E
Tritanomaly#541F19
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #54200D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54200d: #54200D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54200D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54200d': '#54200D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.125, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_54200d">#54200D</color>
SVG fillfill="#54200D"

More Brown Colors

#54200D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#54200D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54200D?

#54200D is a darkest brown — rgb(84, 32, 13) in RGB and hsl(16, 73%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #54200D?

#54200D is rgb(84, 32, 13) — red 84, green 32, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54200D?

#54200D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 85%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54200D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54200D scores 13.21:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54200D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54200D 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 25.08, which is a different colour altogether.

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