What color is #544E51?

#544E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544E51?

The RGB value is 84, 78, 81: 84 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544E51?

The complementary color is #4E5451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544E51 color

#544E51 rgb(84, 78, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544E51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 30.6% green and 31.8% blue (84, 78, 81).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 8.12:1).

#544E51 color codes

HEX	`#544E51`
RGB	`rgb(84, 78, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 30.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.83, 3.1, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.83, 3.22, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.866, 7.928, 8.899)`
Decimal	`5525073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544E51, 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 #544E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #544E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544e51; }
.text { color: #544e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 78 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544e51, #544e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544E51?: #544E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544E51?: The RGB value is 84, 78, 81: 84 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544E51?: The complementary color is #4E5451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.