What color is #544C52?

#544C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544C52?

The RGB value is 84, 76, 82: 84 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544C52?

The complementary color is #4C544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544C52 color

#544C52 rgb(84, 76, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544C52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (84, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#544C52 color codes

HEX	`#544C52`
RGB	`rgb(84, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.27, 4.57, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.27, 5.13, 332.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.763, 7.663, 9.051)`
Decimal	`5524562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544C52, 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 #544C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #544C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544c52; }
.text { color: #544c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544c52, #544c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544C52?: #544C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544C52?: The RGB value is 84, 76, 82: 84 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544C52?: The complementary color is #4C544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.