#5E8C9C Color

#5E8C9C is rgb(94, 140, 156) in RGB and hsl(195, 25%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8C9C

HEX#5E8C9C

RGBrgb(94, 140, 156)

HSLhsl(195, 25%, 49%)

HSVhsv(195, 40%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.055 221.8)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 10%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8C9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8C9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8C9C Complementary#9C6D5E Analogous#5E9C8D Analogous#5E6D9C Triadic#9C5E8D Triadic#8D9C5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8C9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739DAB #89ACB8 #9FBCC6 #B6CCD3 #CCDBE0 #E2EBEE

Shades

#527B89 #456773 #395660 #2C4249 #213136 #131D20

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