What color is #545D61?

#545D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545D61?

The RGB value is 84, 93, 97: 84 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545D61?

The complementary color is #615854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545D61 color

#545D61 rgb(84, 93, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545D61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (84, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#545D61 color codes

HEX	`#545D61`
RGB	`rgb(84, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, -2.58, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 4.33, 233.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.728, 10.576, 12.836)`
Decimal	`5528929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545D61, 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 #545D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #545D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545d61; }
.text { color: #545d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545d61, #545661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545D61?: #545D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545D61?: The RGB value is 84, 93, 97: 84 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545D61?: The complementary color is #615854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.