What color is #546F85?

#546F85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546F85?

The RGB value is 84, 111, 133: 84 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546F85?

The complementary color is #856A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546F85 color

#546F85 rgb(84, 111, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #546F85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.5% green and 52.2% blue (84, 111, 133).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#546F85 color codes

HEX	`#546F85`
RGB	`rgb(84, 111, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, -4, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 15.78, 255.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.573, 14.946, 24.356)`
Decimal	`5533573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546F85, 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 #546F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #546F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546f85; }
.text { color: #546f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 111 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546f85, #545785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #546F85?: #546F85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546F85?: The RGB value is 84, 111, 133: 84 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546F85?: The complementary color is #856A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.