What color is #546455?

#546455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546455?

The RGB value is 84, 100, 85: 84 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546455?

The complementary color is #645463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546455 color

#546455 rgb(84, 100, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546455 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (84, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#546455 color codes

HEX	`#546455`
RGB	`rgb(84, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 16%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -9.36, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 11.39, 145.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.853, 11.655, 10.323)`
Decimal	`5530709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546455, 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 #546455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #546455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546455; }
.text { color: #546455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546455, #54645d); }

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Questions

What color is #546455?: #546455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546455?: The RGB value is 84, 100, 85: 84 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546455?: The complementary color is #645463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.