What color is #544A4E?

#544A4E is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A4E?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 78: 84 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A4E?

The complementary color is #4A5450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A4E color

#544A4E rgb(84, 74, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544A4E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 30.6% blue (84, 74, 78).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#544A4E color codes

HEX	`#544A4E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.55, 4.99, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.55, 5.06, 350.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.48, 7.333, 8.228)`
Decimal	`5524046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A4E, 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 #544A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #544A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a4e; }
.text { color: #544a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a4e, #544b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544A4E?: #544A4E is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A4E?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 78: 84 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A4E?: The complementary color is #4A5450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.