What color is #545B4E?

#545B4E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545B4E?

The RGB value is 84, 91, 78: 84 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545B4E?

The complementary color is #554E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545B4E color

#545B4E rgb(84, 91, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545B4E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (84, 91, 78).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#545B4E color codes

HEX	`#545B4E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 91, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, -5.48, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 8.55, 129.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.772, 9.917, 8.658)`
Decimal	`5528398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545B4E, 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 #545B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #545B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545b4e; }
.text { color: #545b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 91 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545b4e, #4e5b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #545B4E?: #545B4E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545B4E?: The RGB value is 84, 91, 78: 84 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545B4E?: The complementary color is #554E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.