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#542C44 Color

#542C44 is rgb(84, 44, 68) in RGB, hsl(324, 31%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#542C44
HEX#542C44
RGBrgb(84, 44, 68)
HSLhsl(324, 31%, 25%)
HSVhsv(324, 48%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.068 344.3)
LABlab(24.09% 21.54 -6.70)
LCHlch(24.09% 22.56 342.73)

What #542C44 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 #542C44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 6.05Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 7.95Old Mauve#673147ΔE 8.25Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 8.41Eggplant#614051ΔE 9.04English Violet#563C5CΔE 10.7

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

#542C44 Channel Values

How #542C44 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 44 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 31% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 48% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 19% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.53:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #542C44 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 text11.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #542C44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #542C44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #542C44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#542C44
Complementary
#2C543C
Analogous
#502C54
Analogous
#542C30
Triadic
#44542C
Triadic
#2C4454
Split comp.
#30542C
Split comp.
#2C5450

Tints & Shades of #542C44

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

#753E5F
#9A517D
#B26C96
#C591B0
#D7B2C8
#EAD7E2

Shades

#49273C
#3F2133
#351C2B
#2B1723
#21121B
#170C13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #542C44.

How #542C44 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#542C44
Protanopia#353544
Protanomaly#443244
Deuteranopia#3D3D43
Deuteranomaly#473743
Tritanopia#523030
Tritanomaly#532E39
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #542C44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-542c44: #542C44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #542C44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-542c44': '#542C44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.173, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_542c44">#542C44</color>
SVG fillfill="#542C44"

More Pink Colors

#542C44 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#542C44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #542C44?

#542C44 is a dark pink — rgb(84, 44, 68) in RGB and hsl(324, 31%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #542C44?

#542C44 is rgb(84, 44, 68) — red 84, green 44, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #542C44?

#542C44 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #542C44 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #542C44 scores 11.53:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #542C44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #542C44 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 30.36, which is a different colour altogether.

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