What color is #546472?

#546472 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 #546472?

The RGB value is 84, 100, 114: 84 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546472?

The complementary color is #726254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546472 color

#546472 rgb(84, 100, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546472 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 39.2% green and 44.7% blue (84, 100, 114).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#546472 color codes

HEX	`#546472`
RGB	`rgb(84, 100, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 39.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, -2.58, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 10.22, 255.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.25, 12.214, 17.681)`
Decimal	`5530738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546472, 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 #546472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #546472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546472; }
.text { color: #546472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 100 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546472, #545572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #546472?: #546472 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 #546472?: The RGB value is 84, 100, 114: 84 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546472?: The complementary color is #726254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.