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#546A39 Color

#546A39 is rgb(84, 106, 57) in RGB, hsl(87, 30%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#546A39
HEX#546A39
RGBrgb(84, 106, 57)
HSLhsl(87, 30%, 32%)
HSVhsv(87, 46%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.077 128.7)
LABlab(42.08% -15.42 24.61)
LCHlch(42.08% 29.04 122.08)

What #546A39 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 #546A39, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 5.8Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 6.96Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.52Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 7.57Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 9.48Army Green#4B5320ΔE 10.83

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

#546A39 Channel Values

How #546A39 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 106 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 30% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 46% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #546A39 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 text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #546A39 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #546A39

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #546A39; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#546A39
Complementary
#4F396A
Analogous
#6A6839
Analogous
#3C6A39
Triadic
#39546A
Triadic
#6A3954
Split comp.
#393C6A
Split comp.
#68396A

Tints & Shades of #546A39

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

#6C8849
#86A85D
#9CB87A
#B5C99C
#CBDAB9
#E4EBDB

Shades

#4A5D32
#3F502B
#354224
#2A351D
#202815
#151B0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #546A39.

How #546A39 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#546A39
Protanopia#676739
Protanomaly#606839
Deuteranopia#63633A
Deuteranomaly#5E663A
Tritanopia#5A6565
Tritanomaly#586757
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #546A39 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-546a39: #546A39;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #546A39;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-546a39': '#546A39' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.416, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_546a39">#546A39</color>
SVG fillfill="#546A39"

More Green Colors

#546A39 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#546A39 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #546A39?

#546A39 is a dark green — rgb(84, 106, 57) in RGB and hsl(87, 30%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #546A39?

#546A39 is rgb(84, 106, 57) — red 84, green 106, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #546A39?

#546A39 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #546A39 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #546A39 scores 6:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #546A39 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #546A39 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 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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