What color is #546A65?

#546A65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546A65?

The RGB value is 84, 106, 101: 84 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546A65?

The complementary color is #6A5459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546A65 color

#546A65 rgb(84, 106, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546A65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 41.6% green and 39.6% blue (84, 106, 101).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#546A65 color codes

HEX	`#546A65`
RGB	`rgb(84, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.96, -9.32, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.96, 9.32, 179.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.158, 13.132, 14.256)`
Decimal	`5532261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546A65, 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 #546A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #546A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546a65; }
.text { color: #546a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546a65, #54646a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546A65?: #546A65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546A65?: The RGB value is 84, 106, 101: 84 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546A65?: The complementary color is #6A5459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.