#5E8897 Color

#5E8897 is rgb(94, 136, 151) in RGB and hsl(196, 23%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8897

HEX#5E8897

RGBrgb(94, 136, 151)

HSLhsl(196, 23%, 48%)

HSVhsv(196, 38%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.051 222.2)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 10%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8897 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8897 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8897 Complementary#976D5E Analogous#5E9789 Analogous#5E6B97 Triadic#975E88 Triadic#88975E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8897, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7299A7 #88A9B4 #9EB8C2 #B7CBD2 #CDDBE0 #E3EBED

Shades

#527784 #45636E #39525B #2D4148 #213035 #141C1F

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