What color is #545B67?

#545B67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545B67?

The RGB value is 84, 91, 103: 84 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545B67?

The complementary color is #676054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545B67 color

#545B67 rgb(84, 91, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545B67 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green and 40.4% blue (84, 91, 103).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#545B67 color codes

HEX	`#545B67`
RGB	`rgb(84, 91, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 0.09, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 7.79, 270.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.845, 10.346, 14.308)`
Decimal	`5528423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545B67, 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 #545B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #545B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545b67; }
.text { color: #545b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 91 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545b67, #575467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545B67?: #545B67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545B67?: The RGB value is 84, 91, 103: 84 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545B67?: The complementary color is #676054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.