What color is #545E4E?

#545E4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545E4E?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 78: 84 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E4E?

The complementary color is #584E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545E4E color

#545E4E rgb(84, 94, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545E4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (84, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#545E4E color codes

HEX	`#545E4E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, -7.25, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 10.71, 132.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.034, 10.44, 8.745)`
Decimal	`5529166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E4E, 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 #545E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #545E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e4e; }
.text { color: #545e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e4e, #4e5e50); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #545E4E?: #545E4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545E4E?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 78: 84 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E4E?: The complementary color is #584E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.