What color is #545E7B?

#545E7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545E7B?

The RGB value is 84, 94, 123: 84 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545E7B?

The complementary color is #7B7154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545E7B color

#545E7B rgb(84, 94, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545E7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.9% green and 48.2% blue (84, 94, 123).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#545E7B color codes

HEX	`#545E7B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 94, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 3.5, -17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 17.9, 281.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.233, 11.32, 20.328)`
Decimal	`5529211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545E7B, 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 #545E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #545E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545e7b; }
.text { color: #545e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 94 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545e7b, #5e547b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #545E7B?: #545E7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545E7B?: The RGB value is 84, 94, 123: 84 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545E7B?: The complementary color is #7B7154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.