#545765
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #545765
#545765 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #656254 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #545765 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.17:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #545765?
#545765 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #545765?
Use white text. White on #545765 has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #545765?
Its complementary colour is #656254, and analogous partners are #546065 and #5A5465.