#5B858B Color

#5B858B is rgb(91, 133, 139) in RGB and hsl(187, 21%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B858B

HEX#5B858B

RGBrgb(91, 133, 139)

HSLhsl(187, 21%, 45%)

HSVhsv(187, 35%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.047 207.1)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B858B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B858B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B858B Complementary#8B605B Analogous#5B8B78 Analogous#5B6D8B Triadic#8B5B85 Triadic#858B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B858B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6E9AA0 #84A9AE #9CBBBF #B2CACD #CBDBDD #E0EAEB

Shades

#4F7378 #426266 #365053 #2C4144 #202F31 #141E1F

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