What color is #544D58?

#544D58 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544D58?

The RGB value is 84, 77, 88: 84 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544D58?

The complementary color is #51584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544D58 color

#544D58 rgb(84, 77, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544D58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 30.2% green and 34.5% blue (84, 77, 88).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#544D58 color codes

HEX	`#544D58`
RGB	`rgb(84, 77, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 30.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 5.25, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 7.54, 314.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.071, 7.897, 10.33)`
Decimal	`5524824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544D58, 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 #544D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #544D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544d58; }
.text { color: #544d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 77 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544d58, #584d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #544D58?: #544D58 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544D58?: The RGB value is 84, 77, 88: 84 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544D58?: The complementary color is #51584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.