What color is #545B52?

#545B52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545B52?

The RGB value is 84, 91, 82: 84 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545B52?

The complementary color is #59525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545B52 color

#545B52 rgb(84, 91, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545B52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green and 32.2% blue (84, 91, 82).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#545B52 color codes

HEX	`#545B52`
RGB	`rgb(84, 91, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, -4.68, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 6.32, 137.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.92, 9.976, 9.437)`
Decimal	`5528402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545B52, 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 #545B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #545B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545b52; }
.text { color: #545b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 91 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545b52, #525b55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #545B52?: #545B52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545B52?: The RGB value is 84, 91, 82: 84 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545B52?: The complementary color is #59525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.