What color is #546E72?

#546E72 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546E72?

The RGB value is 84, 110, 114: 84 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546E72?

The complementary color is #725854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546E72 color

#546E72 rgb(84, 110, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #546E72 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (84, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#546E72 color codes

HEX	`#546E72`
RGB	`rgb(84, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, -8.48, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 10.02, 212.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.268, 14.251, 18.021)`
Decimal	`5533298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546E72, 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 #546E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #546E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546e72; }
.text { color: #546e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546e72, #545f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #546E72?: #546E72 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546E72?: The RGB value is 84, 110, 114: 84 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546E72?: The complementary color is #725854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.