What color is #545246?

#545246 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545246?

The RGB value is 84, 82, 70: 84 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545246?

The complementary color is #464854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545246 color

#545246 rgb(84, 82, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545246 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.2% green and 27.5% blue (84, 82, 70).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#545246 color codes

HEX	`#545246`
RGB	`rgb(84, 82, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, -1.56, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 7.51, 101.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.779, 8.362, 6.997)`
Decimal	`5526086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545246, 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 #545246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #545246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545246; }
.text { color: #545246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 82 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545246, #4f5446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545246?: #545246 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545246?: The RGB value is 84, 82, 70: 84 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545246?: The complementary color is #464854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.