What color is #545C4A?

#545C4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545C4A?

The RGB value is 84, 92, 74: 84 red, 92 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545C4A?

The complementary color is #524A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545C4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545C4A color

#545C4A rgb(84, 92, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545C4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.1% green and 29% blue (84, 92, 74).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#545C4A color codes

HEX	`#545C4A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 92, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, -6.84, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 11.56, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.719, 10.033, 7.955)`
Decimal	`5528650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545C4A, 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 #545C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #545C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545c4a; }
.text { color: #545c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 92 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545c4a, #4b5c4a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #545C4A?: #545C4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545C4A?: The RGB value is 84, 92, 74: 84 red, 92 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545C4A?: The complementary color is #524A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545C4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.