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#545F56 Color

#545F56 is rgb(84, 95, 86) in RGB, hsl(131, 6%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#545F56
HEX#545F56
RGBrgb(84, 95, 86)
HSLhsl(131, 6%, 35%)
HSVhsv(131, 12%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.02 150.7)
LABlab(39.14% -5.90 3.65)
LCHlch(39.14% 6.94 148.24)

What #545F56 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 #545F56, 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.

#545F56 Channel Values

How #545F56 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 95 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 6% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 12% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.67:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #545F56 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 text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #545F56

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #545F56; 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 #545F56

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #545F56.

How #545F56 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#545F56
Protanopia#5D5D56
Protanomaly#5A5E56
Deuteranopia#5C5C56
Deuteranomaly#595D56
Tritanopia#555E5E
Tritanomaly#555E5B
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #545F56 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-545f56: #545F56;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #545F56;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-545f56': '#545F56' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.373, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_545f56">#545F56</color>
SVG fillfill="#545F56"

More Gray Colors

#545F56 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#545F56 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #545F56?

#545F56 is a dark gray — rgb(84, 95, 86) in RGB and hsl(131, 6%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Feldgrau (#4D5D53), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #545F56?

#545F56 is rgb(84, 95, 86) — red 84, green 95, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #545F56?

#545F56 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #545F56 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #545F56 scores 6.67:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #545F56 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #545F56 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 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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