What color is #546D65?

#546D65 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 #546D65?

The RGB value is 84, 109, 101: 84 red, 109 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546D65?

The complementary color is #6D545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546D65 color

#546D65 rgb(84, 109, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546D65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.7% green and 39.6% blue (84, 109, 101).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#546D65 color codes

HEX	`#546D65`
RGB	`rgb(84, 109, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, -11.03, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 11.13, 172.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.473, 13.761, 14.361)`
Decimal	`5533029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546D65, 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 #546D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #546D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546d65; }
.text { color: #546d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 109 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546d65, #54696d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546D65?: #546D65 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 #546D65?: The RGB value is 84, 109, 101: 84 red, 109 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546D65?: The complementary color is #6D545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.