What color is #54534B?

#54534B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54534B?

The RGB value is 84, 83, 75: 84 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54534B?

The complementary color is #4B4C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54534B color

#54534B rgb(84, 83, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #54534B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (84, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% 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 7.73:1).

#54534B color codes

HEX	`#54534B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, -1.23, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 4.99, 104.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.019, 8.579, 7.889)`
Decimal	`5526347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54534B, 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 #54534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #54534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54534b; }
.text { color: #54534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54534b, #51544b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #54534B?: #54534B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54534B?: The RGB value is 84, 83, 75: 84 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54534B?: The complementary color is #4B4C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.