What color is #545C43?

#545C43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545C43?

The RGB value is 84, 92, 67: 84 red, 92 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545C43?

The complementary color is #4B435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545C43 color

#545C43 rgb(84, 92, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #545C43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.1% green and 26.3% blue (84, 92, 67).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#545C43 color codes

HEX	`#545C43`
RGB	`rgb(84, 92, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, -8.08, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 15.64, 121.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.496, 9.944, 6.781)`
Decimal	`5528643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545C43, 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 #545C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #545C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545c43; }
.text { color: #545c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 92 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545c43, #485c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545C43?: #545C43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545C43?: The RGB value is 84, 92, 67: 84 red, 92 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545C43?: The complementary color is #4B435C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.