What color is #546E48?

#546E48 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 #546E48?

The RGB value is 84, 110, 72: 84 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546E48?

The complementary color is #62486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546E48 color

#546E48 rgb(84, 110, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #546E48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (84, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#546E48 color codes

HEX	`#546E48`
RGB	`rgb(84, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, -17.36, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 25.15, 133.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.402, 13.504, 8.188)`
Decimal	`5533256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546E48, 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 #546E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #546E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546e48; }
.text { color: #546e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546e48, #486e4f); }

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Questions

What color is #546E48?: #546E48 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 #546E48?: The RGB value is 84, 110, 72: 84 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546E48?: The complementary color is #62486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.