#5A797C Color

#5A797C is rgb(90, 121, 124) in RGB and hsl(185, 16%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5A797C

HEX#5A797C

RGBrgb(90, 121, 124)

HSLhsl(185, 16%, 42%)

HSVhsv(185, 27%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.036 203.6)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A797C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A797C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A797C Complementary#7C5D5A Analogous#5A7C6E Analogous#5A687C Triadic#7C5A79 Triadic#797C5A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A797C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B9194 #83A2A5 #9AB4B6 #B2C6C7 #CAD7D8 #E1E9EA

Shades

#4F6B6D #425A5C #384B4D #2B3A3B #202B2C #131A1B

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