#540B0E · near Rosewood

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#540B0E (RGB 84, 11, 14) is a dark, moderately saturated brown, closest to Rosewood and near Espresso and Maroon. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #540B0E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 25°.

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HEX#540B0E
RGBrgb(84, 11, 14)
HSLhsl(358, 77%, 19%)
CMYK0, 87, 83, 67
CSS var--rosewood
Contrast14.67:1 white · 1.43:1 black

Similar named colors

Rosewood #65000BEspresso #3C2218Maroon #800000Burgundy #800020Raisin #242124

How to use #540B0E

White text passes WCAG AA on #540B0E (14.67:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #540B0E with its analogous neighbors #560B33 and #562E0B; for contrast use its complement #0B5653 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--rosewood: #540B0E;

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#540B0E hex color card: near Rosewood, RGB 84, 11, 14
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Shades & tints

#110203#220406#320708#43090B#540B0E#763C3E#986D6E#BB9D9F#DDCECF

Color harmonies for #540B0E

Complementary

#540B0E#0B5653

Analogous

#540B0E#560B33#562E0B

Triadic

#540B0E#0E560B#0B0E56

Split complementary

#540B0E#0B562E#0B3356

Tetradic

#540B0E#33560B#0B5653#2E0B56

Palettes with #540B0E