#5E8A9C Color

#5E8A9C is rgb(94, 138, 156) in RGB and hsl(197, 25%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8A9C

HEX#5E8A9C

RGBrgb(94, 138, 156)

HSLhsl(197, 25%, 49%)

HSVhsv(197, 40%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.055 225.5)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 12%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8A9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8A9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8A9C Complementary#9C6F5E Analogous#5E9C8F Analogous#5E6B9C Triadic#9C5E8A Triadic#8A9C5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8A9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739BAB #89ABB8 #9FBBC6 #B6CBD3 #CCDBE0 #E2EBEE

Shades

#527A89 #456673 #395560 #2C4149 #213036 #131C20

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