What color is #54625D?

#54625D is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54625D?

The RGB value is 84, 98, 93: 84 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54625D?

The complementary color is #625459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54625D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54625D color

#54625D rgb(84, 98, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #54625D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 38.4% green and 36.5% blue (84, 98, 93).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#54625D color codes

HEX	`#54625D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 98, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 38.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.26, -6.48, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.26, 6.56, 170.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.999, 11.41, 12.029)`
Decimal	`5530205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54625D, 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 #54625D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#54625D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #54625D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54625d; }
.text { color: #54625d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54625d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 98 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54625d, #546062); }

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Questions

What color is #54625D?: #54625D is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54625D?: The RGB value is 84, 98, 93: 84 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54625D?: The complementary color is #625459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54625D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.