What color is #544A4C?

#544A4C is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A4C?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 76: 84 red, 74 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A4C?

The complementary color is #4A5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A4C color

#544A4C rgb(84, 74, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544A4C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 29.8% blue (84, 74, 76).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#544A4C color codes

HEX	`#544A4C`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, 4.58, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 4.6, 4.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.409, 7.304, 7.856)`
Decimal	`5524044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A4C, 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 #544A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #544A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a4c; }
.text { color: #544a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a4c, #544d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544A4C?: #544A4C is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A4C?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 76: 84 red, 74 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A4C?: The complementary color is #4A5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.