#5E5D79 Color

#5E5D79 is rgb(94, 93, 121) in RGB and hsl(242, 13%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5E5D79

HEX#5E5D79

RGBrgb(94, 93, 121)

HSLhsl(242, 13%, 42%)

HSVhsv(242, 23%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(49% 0.045 286.3)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E5D79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E5D79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E5D79 Complementary#78795D Analogous#5D6A79 Analogous#6C5D79 Triadic#795E5D Triadic#5D795E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E5D79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#706F90 #8786A2 #9E9DB4 #B5B4C5 #CCCBD7 #E2E2E9

Shades

#53526B #454559 #3A3A4B #2D2C3A #22212B #14141A

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