What color is #545D75?

#545D75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545D75?

The RGB value is 84, 93, 117: 84 red, 93 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545D75?

The complementary color is #756C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545D75 color

#545D75 rgb(84, 93, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545D75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.5% green and 45.9% blue (84, 93, 117).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#545D75 color codes

HEX	`#545D75`
RGB	`rgb(84, 93, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 2.48, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 14.92, 279.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.781, 10.998, 18.381)`
Decimal	`5528949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545D75, 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 #545D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #545D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545d75; }
.text { color: #545d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 93 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545d75, #5c5475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #545D75?: #545D75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545D75?: The RGB value is 84, 93, 117: 84 red, 93 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545D75?: The complementary color is #756C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.