What color is #546867?

#546867 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546867?

The RGB value is 84, 104, 103: 84 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546867?

The complementary color is #685455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546867?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546867 color

#546867 rgb(84, 104, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546867 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 40.8% green and 40.4% blue (84, 104, 103).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% 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 5.91:1).

#546867 color codes

HEX	`#546867`
RGB	`rgb(84, 104, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 40.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.41, -7.69, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.41, 7.93, 194.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.054, 12.764, 14.711)`
Decimal	`5531751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546867, 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 #546867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #546867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546867; }
.text { color: #546867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 104 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546867, #545f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546867?: #546867 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546867?: The RGB value is 84, 104, 103: 84 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546867?: The complementary color is #685455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546867?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.