What color is #546763?

#546763 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 #546763?

The RGB value is 84, 103, 99: 84 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546763?

The complementary color is #675458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546763 color

#546763 rgb(84, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546763 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (84, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#546763 color codes

HEX	`#546763`
RGB	`rgb(84, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.98, -8.04, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.98, 8.05, 180.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.758, 12.486, 13.645)`
Decimal	`5531491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546763, 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 #546763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #546763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546763; }
.text { color: #546763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546763, #546267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546763?: #546763 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 #546763?: The RGB value is 84, 103, 99: 84 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546763?: The complementary color is #675458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.