What color is #545E7A?

#545E7A 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 #545E7A?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 122: 84 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545E7A color

#545E7A rgb(84, 94, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545E7A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 47.8% blue (84, 94, 122).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#545E7A color codes

HEX	`#545E7A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.07, 3.22, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.07, 17.31, 280.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.171, 11.295, 20)`
Decimal	`5529210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E7A, 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 #545E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #545E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e7a; }
.text { color: #545e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e7a, #5d547a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #545E7A?: #545E7A 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 #545E7A?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 122: 84 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.