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#54545F Color

#54545F is rgb(84, 84, 95) in RGB, hsl(240, 6%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iron Gray (#555D61), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54545F
HEX#54545F
RGBrgb(84, 84, 95)
HSLhsl(240, 6%, 35%)
HSVhsv(240, 12%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(45% 0.018 285.7)
LABlab(36.03% 1.86 -6.41)
LCHlch(36.03% 6.67 286.18)

What #54545F 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 #54545F, 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 gray in the library.

#54545F Channel Values

How #54545F 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 84 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 6% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 12% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.47:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54545F 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 text7.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54545F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54545F; 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 #54545F

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.

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Shades

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How #54545F 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#54545F
Protanopia#54545F
Protanomaly#54545F
Deuteranopia#54545F
Deuteranomaly#54545F
Tritanopia#525555
Tritanomaly#535559
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #54545F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54545f: #54545F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54545F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54545f': '#54545F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.329, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_54545f">#54545F</color>
SVG fillfill="#54545F"

More Gray Colors

#54545F sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#54545F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54545F?

#54545F is a dark gray — rgb(84, 84, 95) in RGB and hsl(240, 6%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iron Gray (#555D61), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #54545F?

#54545F is rgb(84, 84, 95) — red 84, green 84, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54545F?

#54545F converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54545F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54545F scores 7.47:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54545F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54545F 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 10.72, which is visibly different.

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