What color is #546976?

#546976 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546976?

The RGB value is 84, 105, 118: 84 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546976?

The complementary color is #766154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546976 color

#546976 rgb(84, 105, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546976 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.2% green and 46.3% blue (84, 105, 118).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#546976 color codes

HEX	`#546976`
RGB	`rgb(84, 105, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, -4.52, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 10.82, 245.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.977, 13.295, 19.071)`
Decimal	`5532022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546976, 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 #546976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #546976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546976; }
.text { color: #546976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 105 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546976, #545876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #546976?: #546976 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546976?: The RGB value is 84, 105, 118: 84 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546976?: The complementary color is #766154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.