What color is #546A4A?

#546A4A 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 #546A4A?

The RGB value is 84, 106, 74: 84 red, 106 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546A4A?

The complementary color is #604A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546A4A color

#546A4A rgb(84, 106, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #546A4A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.6% green and 29% blue (84, 106, 74).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#546A4A color codes

HEX	`#546A4A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 106, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, -14.84, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 21.36, 134)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.046, 12.687, 8.397)`
Decimal	`5532234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546A4A, 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 #546A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #546A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546a4a; }
.text { color: #546a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 106 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546a4a, #4a6a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #546A4A?: #546A4A 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 #546A4A?: The RGB value is 84, 106, 74: 84 red, 106 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546A4A?: The complementary color is #604A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.