What color is #545852?

#545852 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545852?

The RGB value is 84, 88, 82: 84 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545852?

The complementary color is #565258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545852 color

#545852 rgb(84, 88, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545852 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.5% green and 32.2% blue (84, 88, 82).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#545852 color codes

HEX	`#545852`
RGB	`rgb(84, 88, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.88, -2.87, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.88, 4.1, 134.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.669, 9.473, 9.353)`
Decimal	`5527634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545852, 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 #545852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #545852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545852; }
.text { color: #545852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 88 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545852, #525853); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #545852?: #545852 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545852?: The RGB value is 84, 88, 82: 84 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545852?: The complementary color is #565258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.