What color is #545A4B?

#545A4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545A4B?

The RGB value is 84, 90, 75: 84 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545A4B?

The complementary color is #514B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545A4B color

#545A4B rgb(84, 90, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545A4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.3% green and 29.4% blue (84, 90, 75).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#545A4B color codes

HEX	`#545A4B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 90, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.31, -5.46, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.31, 9.59, 124.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.582, 9.705, 8.076)`
Decimal	`5528139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545A4B, 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 #545A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #545A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545a4b; }
.text { color: #545a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 90 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545a4b, #4c5a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #545A4B?: #545A4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545A4B?: The RGB value is 84, 90, 75: 84 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545A4B?: The complementary color is #514B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.