What color is #545E73?

#545E73 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 #545E73?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 115: 84 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E73?

The complementary color is #736954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545E73 color

#545E73 rgb(84, 94, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545E73 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (84, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#545E73 color codes

HEX	`#545E73`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.79, 1.33, -13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.79, 13.22, 275.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 11.128, 17.798)`
Decimal	`5529203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E73, 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 #545E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #545E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e73; }
.text { color: #545e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e73, #5a5473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #545E73?: #545E73 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 #545E73?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 115: 84 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E73?: The complementary color is #736954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.