Palettes / Colors / #545669

#545669 — Stone Grey

#545669 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 #545669 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.

#545669 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 #696754; it also sits naturally between #546069 and #5C5469. 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 41%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #545669

.text { color: #545669; }
.background { background-color: #545669; }
.border { border: 3px solid #545669; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 86, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 11%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #545669; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 86, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #545669; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 86, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#545669">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#545669">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #696754:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #545669: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #545669

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 #545669 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 #545669 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

← #545668  ·  #54566A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #545669?

#545669 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 84, 86, 105). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #545669?

#545669 is RGB 84, 86, 105 — HSL 234°, 11%, 37% — CMYK 20%, 18%, 0%, 59%.

What colors go with #545669?

Its complement is #696754; analogous partners are #546069 and #5C5469. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #545669 for text?

White text on #545669 has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.91:1.