#5A5B72 Color

#5A5B72 is rgb(90, 91, 114) in RGB and hsl(238, 12%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5A5B72

HEX#5A5B72

RGBrgb(90, 91, 114)

HSLhsl(238, 12%, 40%)

HSVhsv(238, 21%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.037 283)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A5B72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A5B72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A5B72 Complementary#72715A Analogous#5A6772 Analogous#655A72 Triadic#725A5B Triadic#5B725A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A5B72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C6D89 #84859F #9B9CB0 #B2B2C2 #C9C9D4 #E2E3E9

Shades

#4F4F64 #434456 #383947 #2B2B36 #1F2028 #14141A

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