What color is #545839?

#545839 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 #545839?

The RGB value is 84, 88, 57: 84 red, 88 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545839?

The complementary color is #3D3958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545839 color

#545839 rgb(84, 88, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #545839 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.5% green and 22.4% blue (84, 88, 57).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#545839 color codes

HEX	`#545839`
RGB	`rgb(84, 88, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.29, -7.33, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.29, 18.96, 112.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.884, 9.16, 5.223)`
Decimal	`5527609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545839, 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 #545839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #545839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545839; }
.text { color: #545839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 88 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545839, #445839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #545839?: #545839 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 #545839?: The RGB value is 84, 88, 57: 84 red, 88 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545839?: The complementary color is #3D3958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.