What color is #546C43?

#546C43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546C43?

The RGB value is 84, 108, 67: 84 red, 108 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546C43?

The complementary color is #5B436C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546C43?

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.

#546C43 color

#546C43 rgb(84, 108, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #546C43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.4% green and 26.3% blue (84, 108, 67).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#546C43 color codes

HEX	`#546C43`
RGB	`rgb(84, 108, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, -17.1, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 26.41, 130.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.032, 13.015, 7.293)`
Decimal	`5532739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546C43, 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 #546C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546C43 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 #546C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546c43; }
.text { color: #546c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 108 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546c43, #436c47); }

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Questions

What color is #546C43?: #546C43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546C43?: The RGB value is 84, 108, 67: 84 red, 108 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546C43?: The complementary color is #5B436C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546C43?: 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.