What color is #546476?

#546476 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 #546476?

The RGB value is 84, 100, 118: 84 red, 100 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546476?

The complementary color is #766654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546476 color

#546476 rgb(84, 100, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546476 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 39.2% green and 46.3% blue (84, 100, 118).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#546476 color codes

HEX	`#546476`
RGB	`rgb(84, 100, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 39.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -1.53, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 12.19, 262.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.482, 12.307, 18.906)`
Decimal	`5530742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546476, 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 #546476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #546476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546476; }
.text { color: #546476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 100 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546476, #555476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #546476?: #546476 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 #546476?: The RGB value is 84, 100, 118: 84 red, 100 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546476?: The complementary color is #766654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.