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#54565E closest to Blackwater

#54565E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Blackwater. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.7% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(84, 86, 94)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 6% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. #54565E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.32:1.

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Variations of #54565E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#54565E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#54565E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #54565E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #53565E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #54575E
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #54565E
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #53565E
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54565E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #525759
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #53575C
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #565658

#54565E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.32:1 Very good#54565E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#54565E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#54565E in CSS

/* Blackwater */
.color { color: #54565E; }
.background { background-color: #54565E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #54565E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(84 86 94);
color: hsl(228 6% 35%);
color: oklch(0.454 0.013 274.7);

#54565E FAQ

What color is #54565E?

#54565E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Blackwater. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #54565E?

#54565E is rgb(84, 86, 94) in RGB, hsl(228, 6%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #54565E?

The complementary color of #54565E is #5E5C54, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #54565E?

White text has the best contrast on #54565E: 7.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #54565E a warm or cool color?

#54565E is a neutral color.