Palettes / Colors / #545652

#545652 — Stone Grey

#545652 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #545652 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#545652 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #545256; it also sits naturally between #565652 and #525652. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 34% · Blue 32%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 66%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #545652

.text { color: #545652; }
.background { background-color: #545652; }
.border { border: 3px solid #545652; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 86, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 2%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #545652; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 86, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #545652; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 86, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#545652">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#545652">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #545256:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #545652: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #545652

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #545652 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #545652 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #545652?

#545652 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 84, 86, 82). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #545652?

#545652 is RGB 84, 86, 82 — HSL 90°, 2%, 33% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 5%, 66%.

What colors go with #545652?

Its complement is #545256; analogous partners are #565652 and #525652. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #545652 for text?

White text on #545652 has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.83:1.