What color is #54684B?

#54684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54684B?

The RGB value is 84, 104, 75: 84 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54684B?

The complementary color is #5F4B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54684B?

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.

#54684B color

#54684B rgb(84, 104, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #54684B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 40.8% green and 29.4% blue (84, 104, 75).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#54684B color codes

HEX	`#54684B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -13.55, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 19.44, 134.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.876, 12.293, 8.508)`
Decimal	`5531723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54684B, 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 #54684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#54684B 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 #54684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54684b; }
.text { color: #54684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54684b, #4b6850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #54684B?: #54684B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54684B?: The RGB value is 84, 104, 75: 84 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54684B?: The complementary color is #5F4B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54684B?: 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.