What color is #54617B?

#54617B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54617B?

The RGB value is 84, 97, 123: 84 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54617B?

The complementary color is #7B6E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54617B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54617B color

#54617B rgb(84, 97, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #54617B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (84, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#54617B color codes

HEX	`#54617B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 1.65, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 16.29, 275.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.505, 11.864, 20.419)`
Decimal	`5529979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54617B, 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 #54617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#54617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #54617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54617b; }
.text { color: #54617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54617b, #5b547b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #54617B?: #54617B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54617B?: The RGB value is 84, 97, 123: 84 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54617B?: The complementary color is #7B6E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54617B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.