What color is #543843?

#543843 is a dark, muted rose. In RGB it is rgb(84, 56, 67), and in HSL hsl(336, 20%, 27%).

Is #543843 accessible as text?

On white, #543843 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 2.02:1 (fails). For text placed on #543843, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #543843?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-700 (#463947).

What colors go well with #543843?

#543843 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #375348. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #543843 below.

Is #543843 good for buttons?

#543843 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #543843 — black text only reaches 2.02:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #543843 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #543843 is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#543843 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #543843

Not just a swatch — here's how #543843 works with other colors. Named schemes with #543843 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #543843 Secondary #7D482B Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2231

Eggplant plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #543843 Secondary #B9612E Accent #7C7641 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2921

This palette keeps Eggplant as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #543843 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Eggplant sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #543843 Anchor #141210 Accent #D49C50 Secondary #312529 Surface #F3EDE3

Eggplant carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #543843 Secondary #706568 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Eggplant is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Eggplant carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #543843 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 57/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 38/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 59/100

Moderate

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 51/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 63/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 17/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 45/100

Moderate

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 47/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #543843

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People also use #543843 with

Eggplant Taupe Dark Slate Gray Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 10.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DFD4D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #533739 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #543843 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #543843;
  --color-base-rgb: 84 56 67;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(37.7% 0.043 354.1);
  --color-50: #F9F6F7;
  --color-100: #EFE6EA;
  --color-200: #DECED5;
  --color-300: #C5ABB5;
  --color-400: #AA8896;
  --color-500: #8C6977;
  --color-600: #6D545E;
  --color-700: #4F3F46;
  --color-800: #352C2F;
  --color-900: #211C1E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  eggplant: {
    50: '#F9F6F7',
    100: '#EFE6EA',
    200: '#DECED5',
    300: '#C5ABB5',
    400: '#AA8896',
    500: '#8C6977',
    600: '#6D545E',
    700: '#4F3F46',
    800: '#352C2F',
    900: '#211C1E',
  },
}

$base: #543843;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F6F7;
$base-100: #EFE6EA;
$base-200: #DECED5;
$base-300: #C5ABB5;
$base-400: #AA8896;
$base-500: #8C6977;
$base-600: #6D545E;
$base-700: #4F3F46;
$base-800: #352C2F;
$base-900: #211C1E;
$base-hover: #422C35;
$base-subtle: #D0BFC5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#543843",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F6F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EFE6EA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DECED5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C5ABB5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AA8896",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8C6977",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6D545E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#4F3F46",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#352C2F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#211C1E",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #543843

Color Lab

Pairs with #543843

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