#5D8E8C Color

#5D8E8C is rgb(93, 142, 140) in RGB and hsl(178, 21%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5D8E8C

HEX#5D8E8C

RGBrgb(93, 142, 140)

HSLhsl(178, 21%, 46%)

HSVhsv(178, 35%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.053 192.6)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5D8E8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5D8E8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5D8E8C Complementary#8E5D5E Analogous#5D8E74 Analogous#5D778E Triadic#8C5D8E Triadic#8E8C5D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5D8E8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA09F #87B0AF #9CBFBD #B5CFCE #CBDDDC #E3EDED

Shades

#517B7A #446968 #385655 #2C4443 #203131 #141F1E

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