#54404C Color

#54404C is rgb(84, 64, 76) in RGB, hsl(324, 14%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Taupe (#50404D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54404C

HEX#54404C

RGBrgb(84, 64, 76)

HSLhsl(324, 14%, 29%)

HSVhsv(324, 24%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(39.7% 0.033 342)

LABlab(29.63% 10.65 -3.79)

LCHlch(29.63% 11.30 340.43)

What #54404C 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 #54404C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 2.12 Quartz#51484FΔE 6.11 Eggplant#614051ΔE 6.53 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 7.16 Dark Liver#534B4FΔE 7.78 Xumo#413639ΔE 8.6

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

#54404C Channel Values

How #54404C 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 64 · B 76	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 14% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 24% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 10% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.48:1 vs white · 2.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54404C 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 text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54404C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54404C; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #54404C

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 #54404C 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#54404C

Protanopia#44444C

Protanomaly#4B424C

Deuteranopia#47474B

Deuteranomaly#4D454C

Tritanopia#534242

Tritanomaly#534146

Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #54404C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54404c: #54404C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54404C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54404c': '#54404C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.251, blue: 0.298)

Android XML<color name="color_54404c">#54404C</color>

SVG fillfill="#54404C"

More Pink Colors

#54404C 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

#54404C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54404C?

#54404C is a dark pink — rgb(84, 64, 76) in RGB and hsl(324, 14%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Taupe (#50404D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #54404C?

#54404C is rgb(84, 64, 76) — red 84, green 64, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54404C?

#54404C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54404C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54404C scores 9.48:1 against white and 2.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54404C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54404C 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 18.61, which is visibly different.

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