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#545303 Color

#545303 is rgb(84, 83, 3) in RGB, hsl(59, 93%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 96%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#545303
HEX#545303
RGBrgb(84, 83, 3)
HSLhsl(59, 93%, 17%)
HSVhsv(59, 96%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 96%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(42.9% 0.092 108.9)
LABlab(34.35% -6.39 40.45)
LCHlch(34.35% 40.95 98.98)

What #545303 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #545303, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#545303 Channel Values

How #545303 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 83 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 93% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 96% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 96% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #545303 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #545303

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #545303; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #545303

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #545303 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#545303
Protanopia#535303
Protanomaly#545303
Deuteranopia#535303
Deuteranomaly#545303
Tritanopia#594E4E
Tritanomaly#57503C
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #545303 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-545303: #545303;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #545303;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-545303': '#545303' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.325, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_545303">#545303</color>
SVG fillfill="#545303"

More Yellow Colors

#545303 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#545303 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #545303?

#545303 is a darkest yellow — rgb(84, 83, 3) in RGB and hsl(59, 93%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.89.

What is the RGB value of #545303?

#545303 is rgb(84, 83, 3) — red 84, green 83, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #545303?

#545303 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 96%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #545303 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #545303 scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #545303 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #545303 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.34, which is visibly different.

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