What color is #546C60?

#546C60 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 #546C60?

The RGB value is 84, 108, 96: 84 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546C60?

The complementary color is #6C5460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546C60 color

#546C60 rgb(84, 108, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546C60 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.4% green and 37.6% blue (84, 108, 96).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#546C60 color codes

HEX	`#546C60`
RGB	`rgb(84, 108, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, -11.59, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 12.2, 161.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.129, 13.454, 13.075)`
Decimal	`5532768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546C60, 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 #546C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #546C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546c60; }
.text { color: #546c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 108 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546c60, #546c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546C60?: #546C60 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 #546C60?: The RGB value is 84, 108, 96: 84 red, 108 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546C60?: The complementary color is #6C5460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.