#545259

Color #545259

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#545259

RGB

rgb(84, 82, 89)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 4.1%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 7.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(35.28, 2.34, -3.79)

LCH

lch(35.28, 4.45, 301.69)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0115, 299.01)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 32.2%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575952

Analogous

#525359

#545259

#575259

Triadic

#545259

#595452

#525954

Split-complementary

#545259

#595752

#535952

Tetradic

#545259

#595257

#575952

#525954

Square

#545259

#595253

#575952

#525957

Shades

Color #545259 mixed toward black.

#46444a

#38373b

#2a292c

#1c1b1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #545259 mixed toward white.

#706d76

#8c8993

#a9a7ae

#c5c4c9

#e2e2e4

Tones

Color #545259 mixed toward gray.

#545358

#555457

#555556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535357 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#535357 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#545656 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 4.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #545259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#545259]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#545259 (#545259) is rgb(84, 82, 89) in RGB.

No, #545259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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