What color is #546D59?

#546D59 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 #546D59?

The RGB value is 84, 109, 89: 84 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546D59?

The complementary color is #6D5468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546D59 color

#546D59 rgb(84, 109, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #546D59 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.7% green and 34.9% blue (84, 109, 89).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#546D59 color codes

HEX	`#546D59`
RGB	`rgb(84, 109, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, -13.64, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 15.92, 148.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.927, 13.543, 11.488)`
Decimal	`5533017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546D59, 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 #546D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #546D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546d59; }
.text { color: #546d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 109 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546d59, #546d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546D59?: #546D59 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 #546D59?: The RGB value is 84, 109, 89: 84 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546D59?: The complementary color is #6D5468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.