What color is #546372?

#546372 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546372?

The RGB value is 84, 99, 114: 84 red, 99 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546372?

The complementary color is #726354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546372 color

#546372 rgb(84, 99, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546372 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 38.8% green and 44.7% blue (84, 99, 114).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#546372 color codes

HEX	`#546372`
RGB	`rgb(84, 99, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 38.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, -1.98, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 10.53, 259.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.154, 12.023, 17.649)`
Decimal	`5530482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546372, 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 #546372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #546372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546372; }
.text { color: #546372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 99 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546372, #545472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #546372?: #546372 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546372?: The RGB value is 84, 99, 114: 84 red, 99 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546372?: The complementary color is #726354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.