What color is #54514F?

#54514F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54514F?

The RGB value is 84, 81, 79: 84 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54514F?

The complementary color is #4F5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54514F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54514F color

#54514F rgb(84, 81, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #54514F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31.8% green and 31% blue (84, 81, 79).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#54514F color codes

HEX	`#54514F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 81, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.67, 0.81, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.67, 1.8, 63.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.01, 8.334, 8.582)`
Decimal	`5525839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54514F, 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 #54514F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54514F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #54514F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54514f; }
.text { color: #54514f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54514f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 81 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54514f, #54544f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #54514F?: #54514F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54514F?: The RGB value is 84, 81, 79: 84 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54514F?: The complementary color is #4F5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54514F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.