What color is #544F53?

#544F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544F53?

The RGB value is 84, 79, 83: 84 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544F53?

The complementary color is #4F5450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544F53 color

#544F53 rgb(84, 79, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544F53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31% green and 32.5% blue (84, 79, 83).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#544F53 color codes

HEX	`#544F53`
RGB	`rgb(84, 79, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.19, 2.89, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.19, 3.31, 330.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.013, 8.101, 9.324)`
Decimal	`5525331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544F53, 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 #544F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #544F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544f53; }
.text { color: #544f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 79 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544f53, #544f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #544F53?: #544F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544F53?: The RGB value is 84, 79, 83: 84 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544F53?: The complementary color is #4F5450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.