What color is #545539?

#545539 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545539?

The RGB value is 84, 85, 57: 84 red, 85 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545539?

The complementary color is #3A3955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545539 color

#545539 rgb(84, 85, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #545539 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.3% green and 22.4% blue (84, 85, 57).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#545539 color codes

HEX	`#545539`
RGB	`rgb(84, 85, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -5.54, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 17.17, 108.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.643, 8.677, 5.142)`
Decimal	`5526841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545539, 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 #545539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #545539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545539; }
.text { color: #545539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 85 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545539, #465539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #545539?: #545539 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545539?: The RGB value is 84, 85, 57: 84 red, 85 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545539?: The complementary color is #3A3955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.