Black Coral (#54626F)

The hex code for Black Coral is #54626F. It is rgb(84, 98, 111) in RGB, hsl(209, 14%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK — a dark blue. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#54626F

RGBrgb(84, 98, 111)

HSLhsl(209, 14%, 38%)

HSVhsv(209, 24%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.027 246.4)

LABlab(40.72% -3.15 -9.28)

LCHlch(40.72% 9.80 251.24)

Colors Closest to Black Coral

Black Coral is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 3.68 Cadet#536872ΔE 3.71 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 5.45 Iron Gray#555D61ΔE 6.16 Granite Gray#676767ΔE 10.21 Dim Gray#696969ΔE 10.47

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#54626F Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 84 · G 98 · B 111	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 209° · S 14% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 209° · S 24% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.26:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Black Coral 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 text6.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Black Coral

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Black Coral; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Black Coral

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 Black Coral 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#54626F

Protanopia#60606F

Protanomaly#5B616F

Deuteranopia#5E5E6F

Deuteranomaly#5A5F6F

Tritanopia#526464

Tritanomaly#536368

Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #54626F in Code

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

CSS custom property--black-coral: #54626F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54626F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'black-coral': '#54626F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.384, blue: 0.435)

Android XML<color name="black_coral">#54626F</color>

SVG fillfill="#54626F"

More Blue Colors

Black Coral sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

54b9f8 536878 5649a7 5271ff 566371 525e6b 5757ff 51a2ff 583eea 5072a7 5946b2 4f86f7 6a5acd 85b4ff a1caf1 c2c2ff dfe9fb 000033 002395 0084d1 100e20 1d2951 2a52be 374049

#54626F Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Black Coral?

The hex code for Black Coral is #54626F. That is rgb(84, 98, 111) in RGB, hsl(209, 14%, 38%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #54626F?

#54626F is rgb(84, 98, 111) — red 84, green 98, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54626F?

#54626F converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54626F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54626F scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54626F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54626F 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 10.47, which is visibly different.

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