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#545B4E closest to Verdant Hush

#545B4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Verdant Hush. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(84, 91, 78)). Its HSL value is 92° hue, 8% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black. #545B4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.04:1.

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Variations of #545B4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#545B4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#545B4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #545B4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B594F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C594D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A594E
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B594F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #59594E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #545A57
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #545A52
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #585956

#545B4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.04:1 Very good#545B4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#545B4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#545B4E in CSS

/* Verdant Hush */
.color { color: #545B4E; }
.background { background-color: #545B4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #545B4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(84 91 78);
color: hsl(92 8% 33%);
color: oklch(0.461 0.022 130.5);

#545B4E FAQ

What color is #545B4E?

#545B4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #545B4E?

#545B4E is rgb(84, 91, 78) in RGB, hsl(92, 8%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #545B4E?

The complementary color of #545B4E is #554E5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #545B4E?

White text has the best contrast on #545B4E: 7.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #545B4E a warm or cool color?

#545B4E is a neutral color.