What color is #545857?

#545857 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545857?

The RGB value is 84, 88, 87: 84 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545857?

The complementary color is #585455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545857 color

#545857 rgb(84, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545857 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (84, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#545857 color codes

HEX	`#545857`
RGB	`rgb(84, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 5%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -1.8, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 1.8, 179.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.866, 9.552, 10.392)`
Decimal	`5527639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545857, 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 #545857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #545857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545857; }
.text { color: #545857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545857, #545758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545857?: #545857 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545857?: The RGB value is 84, 88, 87: 84 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545857?: The complementary color is #585455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.