What color is #546857?

#546857 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546857?

The RGB value is 84, 104, 87: 84 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546857?

The complementary color is #685465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546857 color

#546857 rgb(84, 104, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #546857 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 40.8% green and 34.1% blue (84, 104, 87).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#546857 color codes

HEX	`#546857`
RGB	`rgb(84, 104, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 40.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, -11.24, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 13.31, 147.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.326, 12.473, 10.879)`
Decimal	`5531735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546857, 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 #546857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #546857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546857; }
.text { color: #546857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 104 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546857, #546861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546857?: #546857 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546857?: The RGB value is 84, 104, 87: 84 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546857?: The complementary color is #685465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.