What color is #546F61?

#546F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546F61?

The RGB value is 84, 111, 97: 84 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546F61?

The complementary color is #6F5462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546F61 color

#546F61 rgb(84, 111, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #546F61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.5% green and 38% blue (84, 111, 97).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#546F61 color codes

HEX	`#546F61`
RGB	`rgb(84, 111, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, -13.06, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 13.84, 160.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.498, 14.116, 13.426)`
Decimal	`5533537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546F61, 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 #546F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #546F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546f61; }
.text { color: #546f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 111 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546f61, #546f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #546F61?: #546F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546F61?: The RGB value is 84, 111, 97: 84 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546F61?: The complementary color is #6F5462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.