What color is #546563?

#546563 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546563?

The RGB value is 84, 101, 99: 84 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546563?

The complementary color is #655456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546563 color

#546563 rgb(84, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546563 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (84, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#546563 color codes

HEX	`#546563`
RGB	`rgb(84, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, -6.88, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 6.95, 188.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.561, 12.093, 13.58)`
Decimal	`5530979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546563, 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 #546563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #546563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546563; }
.text { color: #546563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546563, #545e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546563?: #546563 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546563?: The RGB value is 84, 101, 99: 84 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546563?: The complementary color is #655456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.