What color is #54745F?

#54745F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54745F?

The RGB value is 84, 116, 95: 84 red, 116 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54745F?

The complementary color is #745469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54745F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54745F color

#54745F rgb(84, 116, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #54745F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 45.5% green and 37.3% blue (84, 116, 95).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#54745F color codes

HEX	`#54745F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 116, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 45.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, -16.25, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 18.08, 153.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.966, 15.201, 13.128)`
Decimal	`5534815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54745F, 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 #54745F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#54745F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #54745F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54745f; }
.text { color: #54745f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54745f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 116 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54745f, #54746f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #54745F?: #54745F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54745F?: The RGB value is 84, 116, 95: 84 red, 116 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54745F?: The complementary color is #745469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54745F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.