What color is #545553?

#545553 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545553?

The RGB value is 84, 85, 83: 84 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545553?

The complementary color is #545355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545553 color

#545553 rgb(84, 85, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545553 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (84, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#545553 color codes

HEX	`#545553`
RGB	`rgb(84, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -0.83, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 1.32, 128.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.466, 9.006, 9.474)`
Decimal	`5526867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545553, 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 #545553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #545553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545553; }
.text { color: #545553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545553, #535553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545553?: #545553 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545553?: The RGB value is 84, 85, 83: 84 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545553?: The complementary color is #545355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.