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Fuchsia Shadow Muted
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Fuchsia Shadow Muted

Pink · Hue 300
Metrics
S 18% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white9.9:1AAon black2.1:1Fail
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About this color

Fuchsia Shadow Muted (#543B54) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 18% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-shadow-muted: #543B54;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-shadow-muted-hsl: hsl(300, 18%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-shadow-muted-rgb: rgb(84, 59, 84);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SensualDramaticSophisticated
Common in

Fine Wine · Luxury Lingerie · Event Design

Pairs well with

Gold for opulence, charcoal for drama, deep emerald for richness

Design tip

Use sparingly as an accent in luxury interfaces. Deep pink against dark backgrounds creates an unforgettable visual signature.

Cultural context ▶

Deep pinks and magentas bridge passion and sophistication. Common in luxury branding and high-fashion editorials.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is much older — Renaissance painters mixed it for flesh tones, and by the late 18th century it was a fashionable color across Europe. Many of pink's modern associations, though, are a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl only became firmly established in the US in the 1940s; before then some advice even suggested pink for boys ('a more decided and stronger color') and blue for girls, though how common that was is disputed. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight. In Mexico, hot pink (rosa mexicano) is considered part of the national identity; in India, pink has become a popular bridal choice alongside traditional red. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. Pepto-Bismol's pink is instantly recognizable, though nobody is sure why it was first chosen. Wes Anderson made heritage pinks feel deeply specific in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Millennial Pink (named in 2016) was a trend that recast pink as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; the white in it takes the edge off red's intensity. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) now that it is no longer read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A dim, atmospheric reading — closer to a colored shadow than a stated hue. Excellent as a near-black on dark UI or as a moody background.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: The low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #543B54.

  • Airbnbneutral
    Hof Gray · #484848
    →
  • Aesopprimary
    Aesop Amber · #5C2E1F
    →
  • Xiaohongshu 小红书neutral
    Slate Text · #333333
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #543B54.

  • VietnamPho Broth Brown
    #5C3A21 · Anise-and-cinnamon star, slow simmer
    →
  • France (Paris)Bordeaux Wine
    #5C2E2A · Bordeaux region red wine
    →
  • IrelandPeat Brown
    #604024 · Cut turf bog, Mayo + Connemara
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayColor History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowUI DesignDark Mode Color Palette Guide: Building Accessible, Beautiful Dark Interfaces

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Fuchsia Dusk Muted
#664766 · hsl(300, 18%, 34%)
Darker companion
Fuchsia Nocturne Muted
#3C2A3C · hsl(300, 18%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Shadow Muted
#3B543B · hsl(120, 18%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Rose Shadow Muted
#543B4C · hsl(320, 18%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Shadow Muted
#4C3B54 · hsl(280, 18%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Shadow Muted
#54543B · hsl(60, 18%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Shadow Muted
#3B5454 · hsl(180, 18%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Shadow Muted
#47543B · hsl(90, 18%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Shadow Muted
#3B5447 · hsl(150, 18%, 28%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Shadow Muted #543B54
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Dusk Muted #664766
Darker companion: Fuchsia Nocturne Muted #3C2A3C
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Shadow Muted #3B543B
Analogous lead: Rose Shadow Muted #543B4C
Analogous echo: Mulberry Shadow Muted #4C3B54
Triadic +120°: Citrine Shadow Muted #54543B
Triadic +240°: Aqua Shadow Muted #3B5454
Split-comp +150°: Lime Shadow Muted #47543B
Split-comp +210°: Jade Shadow Muted #3B5447

Compare

See how Fuchsia Shadow Muted compares side by side with related colors.

vsFuchsia Dusk MutedvsFuchsia Nocturne MutedvsEmerald Shadow MutedvsRose Shadow MutedvsMulberry Shadow MutedvsCitrine Shadow Muted

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

Search by hex
Nearby match
Fuchsia Shadow Faint
#4F404F · hsl(300, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Shadow Dust
#5A355A · hsl(300, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Dusk Muted
#664766 · hsl(300, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Mauve Shadow Muted
#543B52 · hsl(305, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Nocturne Muted
#3C2A3C · hsl(300, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Shadow Soft
#602F60 · hsl(300, 34%, 28%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA9.4:1
Emerald Veil Faint
#F9FAF9
AAA9.5:1
Emerald Veil Muted
#F9FBF9
AAA9.5:1
Emerald Veil Dust
#F9FBF9
AAA9.5:1
Emerald Veil Soft
#F8FCF8
AAA9.6:1
Emerald Veil Clear
#F7FDF7
AAA9.6:1
Emerald Veil Vivid
#F6FEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#4C4D4D
Protanopia
#4A4A4F
Tritanopia
#534A49
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Fuchsia Shadow Faint#4F404F · hsl(300, 10%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Muted#543B54 · hsl(300, 18%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Dust#5A355A · hsl(300, 26%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Soft#602F60 · hsl(300, 34%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Clear#6E216E · hsl(300, 54%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Vivid#7C137C · hsl(300, 74%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Bright#830B83 · hsl(300, 84%, 28%)Fuchsia Shadow Pure#890689 · hsl(300, 92%, 28%)
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