What color is #54563E?

#54563E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54563E?

The RGB value is 84, 86, 62: 84 red, 86 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54563E?

The complementary color is #403E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54563E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54563E color

#54563E rgb(84, 86, 62)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.7% green and 24.3% blue (84, 86, 62).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#54563E color codes

HEX	`#54563E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 86, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 28%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -5.36, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 14.76, 111.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.853, 8.888, 5.858)`
Decimal	`5527102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54563E, 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 #54563E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54563E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #54563E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54563e; }
.text { color: #54563e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54563e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 86 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54563e, #48563e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #54563E?: #54563E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54563E?: The RGB value is 84, 86, 62: 84 red, 86 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54563E?: The complementary color is #403E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54563E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.