What color is #546359?

#546359 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546359?

The RGB value is 84, 99, 89: 84 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546359?

The complementary color is #63545E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546359 color

#546359 rgb(84, 99, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546359 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 38.8% green and 34.9% blue (84, 99, 89).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#546359 color codes

HEX	`#546359`
RGB	`rgb(84, 99, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 38.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -7.94, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 8.79, 154.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.921, 11.53, 11.152)`
Decimal	`5530457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546359, 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 #546359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #546359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546359; }
.text { color: #546359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 99 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546359, #546361); }

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Questions

What color is #546359?: #546359 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546359?: The RGB value is 84, 99, 89: 84 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546359?: The complementary color is #63545E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.