Information about #544040 color

#544040 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#544040 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(84, 64, 64) — 32.9% red, 25.1% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 8 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted warm red, #544040 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Barista (#513F3F). Slightly further away sit Tomahawk (#524340) and Satellite (#554244).

The recipe behind #544040 is rgb(84, 64, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #544040: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #544040 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#544040 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#544040 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 #544040

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

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Rocky Road color link
Rocky Road

#57463A

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#544040
  • RGB84, 64, 64
  • CMYK0, 8, 8, 67
  • CSSrgb(84, 64, 64)
  • HSL0°, 14%, 29%
  • HSL Precise0°, 13.514%, 29.02%
  • HSV0°, 24%, 33%
  • HSB0°, 24%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.329, 0.251, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.329, 0.251, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.329, 0.251, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID544040
  • DECIMAL ID5521472
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01