What color is #545C6D?

#545C6D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545C6D?

The RGB value is 84, 92, 109: 84 red, 92 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545C6D?

The complementary color is #6D6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545C6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545C6D color

#545C6D rgb(84, 92, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545C6D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.1% green and 42.7% blue (84, 92, 109).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#545C6D color codes

HEX	`#545C6D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 92, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, 0.99, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 10.76, 275.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.243, 10.643, 15.98)`
Decimal	`5528685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545C6D, 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 #545C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #545C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545c6d; }
.text { color: #545c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 92 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545c6d, #58546d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545C6D?: #545C6D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545C6D?: The RGB value is 84, 92, 109: 84 red, 92 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545C6D?: The complementary color is #6D6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545C6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.