What color is #545C5B?

#545C5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545C5B?

The RGB value is 84, 92, 91: 84 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545C5B?

The complementary color is #5C5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545C5B color

#545C5B rgb(84, 92, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545C5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.1% green and 35.7% blue (84, 92, 91).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#545C5B color codes

HEX	`#545C5B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 92, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.37, -3.35, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.37, 3.38, 188.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.371, 10.294, 11.389)`
Decimal	`5528667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545C5B, 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 #545C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #545C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545c5b; }
.text { color: #545c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 92 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545c5b, #54595c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545C5B?: #545C5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545C5B?: The RGB value is 84, 92, 91: 84 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545C5B?: The complementary color is #5C5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.