What color is #54563B?

#54563B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54563B?

The RGB value is 84, 86, 59: 84 red, 86 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54563B?

The complementary color is #3D3B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54563B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54563B color

#54563B rgb(84, 86, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #54563B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.7% green and 23.1% blue (84, 86, 59).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#54563B color codes

HEX	`#54563B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 86, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, -5.84, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 16.56, 110.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.773, 8.856, 5.437)`
Decimal	`5527099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54563B, 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 #54563B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54563B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #54563B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54563b; }
.text { color: #54563b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54563b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 86 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54563b, #46563b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #54563B?: #54563B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54563B?: The RGB value is 84, 86, 59: 84 red, 86 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54563B?: The complementary color is #3D3B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54563B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.