What color is #545451?

#545451 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545451?

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

What is the complementary color of #545451?

The complementary color is #515154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545451 color

#545451 rgb(84, 84, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545451 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#545451 color codes

HEX	`#545451`
RGB	`rgb(84, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.63, -0.63, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.63, 1.86, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.311, 8.82, 9.047)`
Decimal	`5526609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545451, 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 #545451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #545451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545451; }
.text { color: #545451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545451, #525451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545451?: #545451 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545451?: The RGB value is 84, 84, 81: 84 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545451?: The complementary color is #515154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.