What color is #545939?

#545939 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545939?

The RGB value is 84, 89, 57: 84 red, 89 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545939?

The complementary color is #3E3959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545939 color

#545939 rgb(84, 89, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #545939 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.9% green and 22.4% blue (84, 89, 57).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#545939 color codes

HEX	`#545939`
RGB	`rgb(84, 89, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -7.91, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 19.57, 113.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.967, 9.325, 5.25)`
Decimal	`5527865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545939, 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 #545939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #545939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545939; }
.text { color: #545939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 89 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545939, #445939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #545939?: #545939 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545939?: The RGB value is 84, 89, 57: 84 red, 89 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545939?: The complementary color is #3E3959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.