What color is #545E5B?

#545E5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545E5B?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 91: 84 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E5B?

The complementary color is #5E5457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E5B?

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.

#545E5B color

#545E5B rgb(84, 94, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545E5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 35.7% blue (84, 94, 91).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#545E5B color codes

HEX	`#545E5B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, -4.55, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 4.56, 175.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.547, 10.645, 11.447)`
Decimal	`5529179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E5B, 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 #545E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E5B 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 #545E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e5b; }
.text { color: #545e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e5b, #545c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #545E5B?: #545E5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545E5B?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 91: 84 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E5B?: The complementary color is #5E5457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E5B?: 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.