What color is #545A5F?

#545A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545A5F?

The RGB value is 84, 90, 95: 84 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545A5F?

The complementary color is #5F5954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545A5F color

#545A5F rgb(84, 90, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545A5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.3% green and 37.3% blue (84, 90, 95).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#545A5F color codes

HEX	`#545A5F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 90, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, -1.22, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 3.88, 251.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.377, 10.023, 12.265)`
Decimal	`5528159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545A5F, 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 #545A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #545A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545a5f; }
.text { color: #545a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 90 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545a5f, #54555f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545A5F?: #545A5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545A5F?: The RGB value is 84, 90, 95: 84 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545A5F?: The complementary color is #5F5954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.