#5B5A72 Color

#5B5A72 is rgb(91, 90, 114) in RGB and hsl(242, 12%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5A72

HEX#5B5A72

RGBrgb(91, 90, 114)

HSLhsl(242, 12%, 40%)

HSVhsv(242, 21%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.038 286.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5A72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5A72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5A72 Complementary#71725A Analogous#5A6572 Analogous#675A72 Triadic#725B5A Triadic#5A725B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5A72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D6C89 #85849F #9C9BB0 #B2B2C2 #C9C9D4 #E3E2E9

Shades

#4F4F64 #444356 #393847 #2B2B36 #201F28 #14141A

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