What color is #546B55?

#546B55 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 #546B55?

The RGB value is 84, 107, 85: 84 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546B55?

The complementary color is #6B546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546B55 color

#546B55 rgb(84, 107, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #546B55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42% green and 33.3% blue (84, 107, 85).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#546B55 color codes

HEX	`#546B55`
RGB	`rgb(84, 107, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, -13.33, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 16.42, 144.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.553, 13.056, 10.557)`
Decimal	`5532501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546B55, 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 #546B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #546B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546b55; }
.text { color: #546b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 107 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546b55, #546b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546B55?: #546B55 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 #546B55?: The RGB value is 84, 107, 85: 84 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546B55?: The complementary color is #6B546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.