#5E8C8D Color

#5E8C8D is rgb(94, 140, 141) in RGB and hsl(181, 20%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8C8D

HEX#5E8C8D

RGBrgb(94, 140, 141)

HSLhsl(181, 20%, 46%)

HSVhsv(181, 33%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.05 197.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8C8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8C8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8C8D Complementary#8D5F5E Analogous#5E8D76 Analogous#5E758D Triadic#8D5E8C Triadic#8C8D5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8C8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6F9E9F #88AFAF #9DBDBE #B6CECE #CBDCDC #E3ECED

Shades

#527A7A #456768 #395556 #2D4343 #213131 #141E1F

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