Information about #542C41 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#542C41 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(84, 44, 65) — 32.9% red, 17.3% green, 25.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 7 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#542C41 presents itself as a mildly saturated rose — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Broadway (#553146). Slightly further away sit Dark Cerise (#592746) and RockrJen (#4C313E).

In RGB terms — rgb(84, 44, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #542C41: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #542C41 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#542C41 color variations

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#542C41 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #542C41

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

#542C41 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#542C41
  • RGB84, 44, 65
  • CMYK0, 16, 7, 67
  • CSSrgb(84, 44, 65)
  • HSL329°, 31%, 25%
  • HSL Precise328.5°, 31.25%, 25.098%
  • HSV329°, 48%, 33%
  • HSB329°, 48%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.329, 0.173, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.329, 0.173, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.329, 0.173, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID542C41
  • DECIMAL ID5516353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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