#543E21 Color

#543E21 is rgb(84, 62, 33) in RGB, hsl(34, 44%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 61%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#543E21

HEX#543E21

RGBrgb(84, 62, 33)

HSLhsl(34, 44%, 23%)

HSVhsv(34, 61%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 61%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(38.1% 0.053 72.7)

LABlab(28.16% 7.10 21.56)

LCHlch(28.16% 22.70 71.77)

What #543E21 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 #543E21, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 5.77 Van Dyke Brown#664228ΔE 7.72 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 8.09 Coffee#6F4E37ΔE 9.91 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 10.2 Kobicha#6B4423ΔE 10.47

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

#543E21 Channel Values

How #543E21 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 62 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 44% · L 23%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 61% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 61% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.06:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #543E21 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 text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #543E21

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #543E21; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #543E21

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

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How #543E21 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#543E21

Protanopia#424221

Protanomaly#4A4121

Deuteranopia#464620

Deuteranomaly#4C4320

Tritanopia#563B3B

Tritanomaly#553C32

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #543E21 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-543e21: #543E21;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #543E21;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-543e21': '#543E21' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.243, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="color_543e21">#543E21</color>

SVG fillfill="#543E21"

More Brown Colors

#543E21 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

552a0c 523400 563c0d 523100 571700 522d00 572400 522600 573000 503607 573500 4d2e00 635147 6f6250 7b3306 84563c 942700 9c4e16 b5651d c04000 cd7a00 1b0d04 380f00 471400

#543E21 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #543E21?

#543E21 is a dark brown — rgb(84, 62, 33) in RGB and hsl(34, 44%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #543E21?

#543E21 is rgb(84, 62, 33) — red 84, green 62, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #543E21?

#543E21 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 61%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #543E21 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #543E21 scores 10.06:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #543E21 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #543E21 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 27.92, which is a different colour altogether.

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