What color is #546259?

#546259 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546259?

The RGB value is 84, 98, 89: 84 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546259?

The complementary color is #62545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546259 color

#546259 rgb(84, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546259 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (84, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#546259 color codes

HEX	`#546259`
RGB	`rgb(84, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -7.35, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 8.07, 155.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.827, 11.341, 11.121)`
Decimal	`5530201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546259, 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 #546259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #546259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546259; }
.text { color: #546259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546259, #546260); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #546259?: #546259 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546259?: The RGB value is 84, 98, 89: 84 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546259?: The complementary color is #62545D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.