What color is #54584A?

#54584A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54584A?

The RGB value is 84, 88, 74: 84 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54584A?

The complementary color is #4E4A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54584A?

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.

#54584A color

#54584A rgb(84, 88, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #54584A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.5% green and 29% blue (84, 88, 74).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#54584A color codes

HEX	`#54584A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 88, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.67, -4.45, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.67, 8.8, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.382, 9.359, 7.842)`
Decimal	`5527626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54584A, 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 #54584A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54584A 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 #54584A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54584a; }
.text { color: #54584a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54584a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 88 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54584a, #4d584a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #54584A?: #54584A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54584A?: The RGB value is 84, 88, 74: 84 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54584A?: The complementary color is #4E4A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54584A?: 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.