#542B4E Color

#542B4E is rgb(84, 43, 78) in RGB, hsl(309, 32%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 7%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#542B4E

HEX#542B4E

RGBrgb(84, 43, 78)

HSLhsl(309, 32%, 25%)

HSVhsv(309, 49%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 7%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(35.7% 0.079 332.7)

LABlab(24.21% 23.54 -13.20)

LCHlch(24.21% 26.99 330.72)

What #542B4E 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 #542B4E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 3.08 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 7.22 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 8.12 English Violet#563C5CΔE 8.79 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 12.41 Eggplant#614051ΔE 13.34

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

#542B4E Channel Values

How #542B4E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 84 · G 43 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 309° · S 32% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 309° · S 49% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 49% · Y 7% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.46:1 vs white · 1.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #542B4E 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 text11.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #542B4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #542B4E; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #542B4E

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

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How #542B4E 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#542B4E

Protanopia#35354E

Protanomaly#43314E

Deuteranopia#3C3C4D

Deuteranomaly#47364D

Tritanopia#513131

Tritanomaly#522F3E

Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

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Using #542B4E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-542b4e: #542B4E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #542B4E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-542b4e': '#542B4E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.169, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_542b4e">#542B4E</color>

SVG fillfill="#542B4E"

More Pink Colors

#542B4E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#542B4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #542B4E?

#542B4E is a dark pink — rgb(84, 43, 78) in RGB and hsl(309, 32%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.08.

What is the RGB value of #542B4E?

#542B4E is rgb(84, 43, 78) — red 84, green 43, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #542B4E?

#542B4E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 7%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #542B4E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #542B4E scores 11.46:1 against white and 1.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #542B4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #542B4E 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 30.24, which is a different colour altogether.

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