What color is #545D62?

#545D62 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545D62?

The RGB value is 84, 93, 98: 84 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545D62?

The complementary color is #625954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545D62 color

#545D62 rgb(84, 93, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545D62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.5% green and 38.4% blue (84, 93, 98).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#545D62 color codes

HEX	`#545D62`
RGB	`rgb(84, 93, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, -2.34, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 4.68, 240)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.775, 10.595, 13.083)`
Decimal	`5528930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545D62, 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 #545D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #545D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545d62; }
.text { color: #545d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 93 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545d62, #545662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545D62?: #545D62 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545D62?: The RGB value is 84, 93, 98: 84 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545D62?: The complementary color is #625954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.