What color is #545954?

#545954 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545954?

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

What is the complementary color of #545954?

The complementary color is #595459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545954 color

#545954 rgb(84, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545954 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#545954 color codes

HEX	`#545954`
RGB	`rgb(84, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, -3.06, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 3.77, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.828, 9.67, 9.787)`
Decimal	`5527892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545954, 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 #545954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #545954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545954; }
.text { color: #545954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545954, #545957); }

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Questions

What color is #545954?: #545954 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545954?: The RGB value is 84, 89, 84: 84 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545954?: The complementary color is #595459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.