What color is #545E6B?

#545E6B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545E6B?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 107: 84 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E6B?

The complementary color is #6B6154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545E6B color

#545E6B rgb(84, 94, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545E6B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 42% blue (84, 94, 107).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#545E6B color codes

HEX	`#545E6B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, -0.75, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 8.72, 265.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.312, 10.952, 15.478)`
Decimal	`5529195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E6B, 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 #545E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #545E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e6b; }
.text { color: #545e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e6b, #56546b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545E6B?: #545E6B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545E6B?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 107: 84 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E6B?: The complementary color is #6B6154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.