Palettes / Colors / #545757

#545757 — Stone Grey

#545757 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the gray family.

#545757 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 #585555; it also sits naturally between #555857 and #555758. 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 34%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #545757

.text { color: #545757; }
.background { background-color: #545757; }
.border { border: 3px solid #545757; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 87, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 2%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #545757; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 87, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #545757; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 87, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#545757">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#545757">Div content here</div>

Shades of #545757

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Tones of #545757

Color harmonies

Complementary — #585555:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #545757: #FFFFFF.

How #545757 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 #545757 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

← #545756  ·  #545758 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #545757?

#545757 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 84, 87, 87). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #545757?

#545757 is RGB 84, 87, 87 — HSL 180°, 2%, 34% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #545757?

Its complement is #585555; analogous partners are #555857 and #555758. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #545757 for text?

White text on #545757 has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.88:1.