What color is #546930?

#546930 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546930?

The RGB value is 84, 105, 48: 84 red, 105 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546930?

The complementary color is #453069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546930 color

#546930 rgb(84, 105, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #546930 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.2% green and 18.8% blue (84, 105, 48).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#546930 color codes

HEX	`#546930`
RGB	`rgb(84, 105, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 54%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, -18.08, 29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 34.36, 121.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.241, 12.201, 4.664)`
Decimal	`5531952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546930, 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 #546930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #546930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546930; }
.text { color: #546930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 105 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546930, #386930); }

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Questions

What color is #546930?: #546930 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546930?: The RGB value is 84, 105, 48: 84 red, 105 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546930?: The complementary color is #453069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.