#5E8B8D Color

#5E8B8D is rgb(94, 139, 141) in RGB and hsl(183, 20%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8B8D

HEX#5E8B8D

RGBrgb(94, 139, 141)

HSLhsl(183, 20%, 46%)

HSVhsv(183, 33%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.049 199.5)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8B8D Complementary#8D605E Analogous#5E8D78 Analogous#5E738D Triadic#8D5E8A Triadic#8A8D5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6F9D9F #88ADAF #9DBCBE #B6CDCE #CBDBDC #E3ECED

Shades

#52787A #456668 #395456 #2D4243 #213031 #141E1F

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