What color is #544F49?

#544F49 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544F49?

The RGB value is 84, 79, 73: 84 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544F49?

The complementary color is #494E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544F49 color

#544F49 rgb(84, 79, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544F49 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31% green and 28.6% blue (84, 79, 73).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#544F49 color codes

HEX	`#544F49`
RGB	`rgb(84, 79, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, 0.86, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 4.37, 78.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.655, 7.958, 7.435)`
Decimal	`5525321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544F49, 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 #544F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #544F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544f49; }
.text { color: #544f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 79 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544f49, #535449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #544F49?: #544F49 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544F49?: The RGB value is 84, 79, 73: 84 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544F49?: The complementary color is #494E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.