What color is #545551?

#545551 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545551?

The RGB value is 84, 85, 81: 84 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545551?

The complementary color is #525155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545551 color

#545551 rgb(84, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545551 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (84, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#545551 color codes

HEX	`#545551`
RGB	`rgb(84, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, -1.25, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 2.52, 119.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.39, 8.976, 9.074)`
Decimal	`5526865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545551, 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 #545551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #545551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545551; }
.text { color: #545551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545551, #525551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545551?: #545551 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545551?: The RGB value is 84, 85, 81: 84 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545551?: The complementary color is #525155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.