#5B838B Color

#5B838B is rgb(91, 131, 139) in RGB and hsl(190, 21%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B838B

HEX#5B838B

RGBrgb(91, 131, 139)

HSLhsl(190, 21%, 45%)

HSVhsv(190, 35%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.046 211.4)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B838B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B838B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B838B Complementary#8B635B Analogous#5B8B7B Analogous#5B6B8B Triadic#8B5B83 Triadic#838B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B838B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6E98A0 #84A7AE #9CB9BF #B2C8CD #CBDADD #E0E9EB

Shades

#4F7178 #426066 #364E53 #2C4044 #202F31 #141D1F

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