What color is #546479?

#546479 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546479?

The RGB value is 84, 100, 121: 84 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546479?

The complementary color is #796954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546479?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546479 color

#546479 rgb(84, 100, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #546479 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 39.2% green and 47.5% blue (84, 100, 121).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#546479 color codes

HEX	`#546479`
RGB	`rgb(84, 100, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 39.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, -0.73, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 13.77, 266.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.664, 12.379, 19.86)`
Decimal	`5530745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546479, 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 #546479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #546479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546479; }
.text { color: #546479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 100 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546479, #575479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #546479?: #546479 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546479?: The RGB value is 84, 100, 121: 84 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546479?: The complementary color is #796954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546479?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.