#545E59#545E59

#545E59 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.015 H 164.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545E59
RGB	rgb(84, 94, 89)
HSL	hsl(150, 6%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(150, 11%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, -4.99, 1.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 5.22, 162.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% -0.0142 0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.015 164.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4616, 10.6114, 10.9990)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545E59 #5E5459

analogous

#545E54 #545E59 #545E5E

triadic

#545E59 #59545E #5E5954

tetradic

#545E59 #54545E #5E5459 #5E5E54

square

#545E59 #54545E #5E5459 #5E5E54

split-complementary

#545E59 #5E545E #5E5454

monochromatic

#1A1D1C #373E3A #545E59 #717E78 #909C96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#545E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#545E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545E59

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545E59	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5B59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 94, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.015 164.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848b87',
    500: '#545e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545e59;
$custom-light: #848b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 5.618,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47158,
    "c": 0.01478,
    "h": 164.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545E59

secondary

#8C8287

accent

#7994AF

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#EFF0EF

border

#CACBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #545E59

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

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