What color is #546C86?

#546C86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546C86?

The RGB value is 84, 108, 134: 84 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546C86?

The complementary color is #866E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546C86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546C86 color

#546C86 rgb(84, 108, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #546C86 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.4% green and 52.5% blue (84, 108, 134).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#546C86 color codes

HEX	`#546C86`
RGB	`rgb(84, 108, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, -1.94, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 17.28, 263.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.32, 14.331, 24.614)`
Decimal	`5532806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546C86, 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 #546C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #546C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546c86; }
.text { color: #546c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 108 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546c86, #555486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #546C86?: #546C86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546C86?: The RGB value is 84, 108, 134: 84 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546C86?: The complementary color is #866E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546C86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.