#545E68
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #545E68
With the hex code #545E68, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 37% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #685E54, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.61:1).
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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 #545E68?
With the hex code #545E68, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 37% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #545E68?
Use white text. White on #545E68 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #545E68?
Its complementary colour is #685E54, and analogous partners are #546868 and #545468.