What color is #544A4B?

#544A4B is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A4B?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 75: 84 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A4B?

The complementary color is #4A5453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A4B color

#544A4B rgb(84, 74, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544A4B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 29.4% blue (84, 74, 75).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#544A4B color codes

HEX	`#544A4B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, 4.38, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 4.48, 12.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.375, 7.291, 7.674)`
Decimal	`5524043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A4B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #544A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #544A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a4b; }
.text { color: #544a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a4b, #544e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544A4B?: #544A4B is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A4B?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 75: 84 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A4B?: The complementary color is #4A5453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.