What color is #546955?

#546955 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 #546955?

The RGB value is 84, 105, 85: 84 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546955?

The complementary color is #695468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546955 color

#546955 rgb(84, 105, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #546955 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.2% green and 33.3% blue (84, 105, 85).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#546955 color codes

HEX	`#546955`
RGB	`rgb(84, 105, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, -12.21, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 14.99, 144.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.347, 12.644, 10.488)`
Decimal	`5531989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546955, 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 #546955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #546955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546955; }
.text { color: #546955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 105 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546955, #546960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546955?: #546955 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 #546955?: The RGB value is 84, 105, 85: 84 red, 105 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546955?: The complementary color is #695468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.