What color is #546E66?

#546E66 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546E66?

The RGB value is 84, 110, 102: 84 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546E66?

The complementary color is #6E545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546E66 color

#546E66 rgb(84, 110, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546E66 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.1% green and 40% blue (84, 110, 102).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#546E66 color codes

HEX	`#546E66`
RGB	`rgb(84, 110, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, -11.37, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 11.45, 173.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.63, 13.996, 14.656)`
Decimal	`5533286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546E66, 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 #546E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #546E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546e66; }
.text { color: #546e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 110 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546e66, #54696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546E66?: #546E66 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546E66?: The RGB value is 84, 110, 102: 84 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546E66?: The complementary color is #6E545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.