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#54280D Color

#54280D is rgb(84, 40, 13) in RGB, hsl(23, 73%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 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 3.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54280D
HEX#54280D
RGBrgb(84, 40, 13)
HSLhsl(23, 73%, 19%)
HSVhsv(23, 85%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 85%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.076 48.9)
LABlab(22.01% 19.33 26.30)
LCHlch(22.01% 32.65 53.68)

What #54280D 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 #54280D, 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.

#54280D Channel Values

How #54280D 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 40 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 73% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 85% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 85% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.45:1 vs white · 1.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54280D 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 text12.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54280D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54280D; 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 #54280D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54280D.

How #54280D 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#54280D
Protanopia#33330C
Protanomaly#422F0C
Deuteranopia#3B3B07
Deuteranomaly#46340A
Tritanopia#552626
Tritanomaly#55271E
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54280D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54280d: #54280D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54280D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54280d': '#54280D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.157, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_54280d">#54280D</color>
SVG fillfill="#54280D"

More Brown Colors

#54280D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#54280D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54280D?

#54280D is a darkest brown — rgb(84, 40, 13) in RGB and hsl(23, 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 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #54280D?

#54280D is rgb(84, 40, 13) — red 84, green 40, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54280D?

#54280D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 85%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54280D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54280D scores 12.45:1 against white and 1.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54280D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54280D 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 23.72, which is visibly different.

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