What color is #545733?

#545733 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545733?

The RGB value is 84, 87, 51: 84 red, 87 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545733?

The complementary color is #363357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545733 color

#545733 rgb(84, 87, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #545733 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.1% green and 20% blue (84, 87, 51).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#545733 color codes

HEX	`#545733`
RGB	`rgb(84, 87, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -7.58, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 21.88, 110.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.662, 8.94, 4.453)`
Decimal	`5527347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545733, 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 #545733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #545733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545733; }
.text { color: #545733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 87 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545733, #425733); }

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Questions

What color is #545733?: #545733 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545733?: The RGB value is 84, 87, 51: 84 red, 87 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545733?: The complementary color is #363357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.