#5A6972 Color

#5A6972 is rgb(90, 105, 114) in RGB and hsl(203, 12%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5A6972

HEX#5A6972

RGBrgb(90, 105, 114)

HSLhsl(203, 12%, 40%)

HSVhsv(203, 21%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.023 234.3)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A6972 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A6972 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A6972 Complementary#72635A Analogous#5A726F Analogous#5A5D72 Triadic#725A69 Triadic#69725A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A6972, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C7E89 #84949F #9BA8B0 #B2BCC2 #C9D0D4 #E2E6E9

Shades

#4F5C64 #434F56 #384247 #2B3236 #1F2528 #14181A

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