What color is #546B56?

#546B56 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 #546B56?

The RGB value is 84, 107, 86: 84 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546B56?

The complementary color is #6B5469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546B56 color

#546B56 rgb(84, 107, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #546B56 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (84, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#546B56 color codes

HEX	`#546B56`
RGB	`rgb(84, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.87, -13.14, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.87, 15.93, 145.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.593, 13.072, 10.767)`
Decimal	`5532502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546B56, 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 #546B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #546B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546b56; }
.text { color: #546b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546b56, #546b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546B56?: #546B56 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 #546B56?: The RGB value is 84, 107, 86: 84 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546B56?: The complementary color is #6B5469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.