#545B59#545B59

#545B59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.009 H 176.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545B59
RGB	rgb(84, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(163, 4%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(163, 8%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, -3.19, 0.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 3.19, 176.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% -0.0094 0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.009 176.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2000, 10.0882, 10.9118)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545B59 #5B5456

analogous

#545B56 #545B59 #545A5B

triadic

#545B59 #59545B #5B5954

tetradic

#545B59 #56545B #5B5456 #5A5B54

square

#545B59 #56545B #5B5456 #5A5B54

split-complementary

#545B59 #5B545A #5B5654

monochromatic

#191B1B #373B3A #545B59 #717B78 #909997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#545B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#545B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545B59

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545B59	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.009 176.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848987',
    500: '#545b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545b59;
$custom-light: #848987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.857,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46433,
    "c": 0.00937,
    "h": 176.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545B59

secondary

#898284

accent

#7B89AD

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545B59

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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