What color is #545A7A?

#545A7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545A7A?

The RGB value is 84, 90, 122: 84 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545A7A?

The complementary color is #7A7454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545A7A color

#545A7A rgb(84, 90, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545A7A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.3% green and 47.8% blue (84, 90, 122).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#545A7A color codes

HEX	`#545A7A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 90, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 5.71, -18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 19.66, 286.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.824, 10.602, 19.885)`
Decimal	`5528186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545A7A, 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 #545A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #545A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545a7a; }
.text { color: #545a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 90 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545a7a, #61547a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #545A7A?: #545A7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545A7A?: The RGB value is 84, 90, 122: 84 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545A7A?: The complementary color is #7A7454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.