What color is #544F59?

#544F59 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544F59?

The RGB value is 84, 79, 89: 84 red, 79 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544F59?

The complementary color is #54594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544F59 color

#544F59 rgb(84, 79, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #544F59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31% green and 34.9% blue (84, 79, 89).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#544F59 color codes

HEX	`#544F59`
RGB	`rgb(84, 79, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, 4.22, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 6.63, 309.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.255, 8.198, 10.597)`
Decimal	`5525337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544F59, 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 #544F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #544F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544f59; }
.text { color: #544f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 79 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544f59, #594f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #544F59?: #544F59 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544F59?: The RGB value is 84, 79, 89: 84 red, 79 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544F59?: The complementary color is #54594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.