What color is #545756?

#545756 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545756?

The RGB value is 84, 87, 86: 84 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545756?

The complementary color is #575455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545756 color

#545756 rgb(84, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545756 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (84, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#545756 color codes

HEX	`#545756`
RGB	`rgb(84, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, -1.41, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 1.42, 173.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.744, 9.373, 10.151)`
Decimal	`5527382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545756, 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 #545756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #545756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545756; }
.text { color: #545756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545756, #545757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545756?: #545756 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545756?: The RGB value is 84, 87, 86: 84 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545756?: The complementary color is #575455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.