#543A30 Color
#543A30 is rgb(84, 58, 48) in RGB, hsl(17, 27%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.
#543A30rgb(84, 58, 48)hsl(17, 27%, 26%)hsv(17, 43%, 33%)cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 67%)oklch(37.5% 0.041 41.9)lab(27.26% 10.78 11.05)lch(27.26% 15.44 45.69)What #543A30 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 #543A30, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.
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#543A30 Channel Values
How #543A30 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 58 · B 48 | 8-bit channels as sent to the display |
| HSL | H 17° · S 27% · L 26% | Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants |
| HSV | H 17° · S 43% · V 33% | Matches the picker in most design tools |
| CMYK | C 0% · M 31% · Y 43% · K 67% | Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing |
| Luminance | 10.37:1 vs white · 2.02:1 vs black | WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios |
Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #543A30 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.
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Colors That Go With #543A30
Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #543A30; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.
Tints & Shades of #543A30
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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How #543A30 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.
#543A30#3F3F30#483D30#44442F#4B402F#553939#543936#404040Using #543A30 in Code
Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.
--color-543a30: #543A30;background-color: #543A30;colors: { 'color-543a30': '#543A30' }Color(red: 0.329, green: 0.227, blue: 0.188)<color name="color_543a30">#543A30</color>fill="#543A30"More Brown Colors
#543A30 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.
#543A30 Frequently Asked Questions
What color is #543A30?
#543A30 is a dark brown — rgb(84, 58, 48) in RGB and hsl(17, 27%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.3.
What is the RGB value of #543A30?
#543A30 is rgb(84, 58, 48) — red 84, green 58, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.
What is the CMYK value of #543A30?
#543A30 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.
Should text on #543A30 be black or white?
White text is the more readable choice. #543A30 scores 10.37:1 against white and 2.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.
Can I write #543A30 as a CSS color keyword?
No. #543A30 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 23.08, which is visibly different.
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