What color is #545955?

#545955 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545955?

The RGB value is 84, 89, 85: 84 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545955?

The complementary color is #595458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545955 color

#545955 rgb(84, 89, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545955 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (84, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#545955 color codes

HEX	`#545955`
RGB	`rgb(84, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, -2.84, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 3.28, 150.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.868, 9.685, 9.995)`
Decimal	`5527893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545955, 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 #545955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #545955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545955; }
.text { color: #545955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545955, #545958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545955?: #545955 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545955?: The RGB value is 84, 89, 85: 84 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545955?: The complementary color is #595458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.