What color is #545F5E?

#545F5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545F5E?

The RGB value is 84, 95, 94: 84 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545F5E?

The complementary color is #5F5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545F5E color

#545F5E rgb(84, 95, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545F5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 37.3% green and 36.9% blue (84, 95, 94).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#545F5E color codes

HEX	`#545F5E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 95, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 37.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, -4.47, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 4.56, 191.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.768, 10.877, 12.172)`
Decimal	`5529438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545F5E, 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 #545F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #545F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545f5e; }
.text { color: #545f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 95 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545f5e, #545b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #545F5E?: #545F5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545F5E?: The RGB value is 84, 95, 94: 84 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545F5E?: The complementary color is #5F5455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.