What color is #545A3D?

#545A3D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545A3D?

The RGB value is 84, 90, 61: 84 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545A3D?

The complementary color is #433D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545A3D?

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.

#545A3D color

#545A3D rgb(84, 90, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #545A3D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.3% green and 23.9% blue (84, 90, 61).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#545A3D color codes

HEX	`#545A3D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 90, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, -7.89, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 17.85, 116.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.155, 9.534, 5.825)`
Decimal	`5528125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545A3D, 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 #545A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545A3D 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 #545A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545a3d; }
.text { color: #545a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 90 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545a3d, #465a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545A3D?: #545A3D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545A3D?: The RGB value is 84, 90, 61: 84 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545A3D?: The complementary color is #433D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545A3D?: 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.