#5A5E72 Color

#5A5E72 is rgb(90, 94, 114) in RGB and hsl(230, 12%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5A5E72

HEX#5A5E72

RGBrgb(90, 94, 114)

HSLhsl(230, 12%, 40%)

HSVhsv(230, 21%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.032 276.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A5E72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A5E72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A5E72 Complementary#726E5A Analogous#5A6A72 Analogous#625A72 Triadic#725A5E Triadic#5E725A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A5E72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C7189 #84899F #9B9FB0 #B2B5C2 #C9CBD4 #E2E3E9

Shades

#4F5264 #434656 #383B47 #2B2D36 #1F2128 #14151A

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