What color is #545800?

#545800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545800?

The RGB value is 84, 88, 0: 84 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545800?

The complementary color is #040058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545800 color

#545800 rgb(84, 88, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #545800 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.5% green and 0% blue (84, 88, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#545800 color codes

HEX	`#545800`
RGB	`rgb(84, 88, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, -11.91, 43.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 44.68, 105.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.146, 8.864, 1.335)`
Decimal	`5527552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545800, 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 #545800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #545800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545800; }
.text { color: #545800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 88 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545800, #285800); }

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Questions

What color is #545800?: #545800 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545800?: The RGB value is 84, 88, 0: 84 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545800?: The complementary color is #040058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.