What color is #544D60?

#544D60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544D60?

The RGB value is 84, 77, 96: 84 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544D60?

The complementary color is #59604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544D60 color

#544D60 rgb(84, 77, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544D60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 30.2% green and 37.6% blue (84, 77, 96).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#544D60 color codes

HEX	`#544D60`
RGB	`rgb(84, 77, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 30.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.06, 7.12, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.06, 12.31, 305.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.421, 8.037, 12.172)`
Decimal	`5524832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544D60, 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 #544D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #544D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544d60; }
.text { color: #544d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 77 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544d60, #5e4d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #544D60?: #544D60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544D60?: The RGB value is 84, 77, 96: 84 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544D60?: The complementary color is #59604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.