What color is #546A5E?

#546A5E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546A5E?

The RGB value is 84, 106, 94: 84 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546A5E?

The complementary color is #6A5460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546A5E color

#546A5E rgb(84, 106, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546A5E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (84, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#546A5E color codes

HEX	`#546A5E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, -10.89, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 11.62, 159.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.83, 13.001, 12.526)`
Decimal	`5532254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546A5E, 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 #546A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #546A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546a5e; }
.text { color: #546a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546a5e, #546a69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #546A5E?: #546A5E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546A5E?: The RGB value is 84, 106, 94: 84 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546A5E?: The complementary color is #6A5460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.