What color is #54554A?

#54554A is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54554A?

The RGB value is 84, 85, 74: 84 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54554A?

The complementary color is #4B4A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54554A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54554A color

#54554A rgb(84, 85, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #54554A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.3% green and 29% blue (84, 85, 74).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#54554A color codes

HEX	`#54554A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 85, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, -2.64, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 6.82, 112.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.141, 8.876, 7.762)`
Decimal	`5526858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54554A, 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 #54554A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54554A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #54554A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54554a; }
.text { color: #54554a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54554a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 85 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54554a, #4f554a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #54554A?: #54554A is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54554A?: The RGB value is 84, 85, 74: 84 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54554A?: The complementary color is #4B4A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54554A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.