What color is #546778?

#546778 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 #546778?

The RGB value is 84, 103, 120: 84 red, 103 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546778?

The complementary color is #786554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546778 color

#546778 rgb(84, 103, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546778 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 40.4% green and 47.1% blue (84, 103, 120).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#546778 color codes

HEX	`#546778`
RGB	`rgb(84, 103, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 40.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, -2.8, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 12.16, 256.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.896, 12.941, 19.637)`
Decimal	`5531512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546778, 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 #546778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #546778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546778; }
.text { color: #546778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 103 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546778, #545578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #546778?: #546778 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 #546778?: The RGB value is 84, 103, 120: 84 red, 103 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546778?: The complementary color is #786554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.