#5E8D8A Color

#5E8D8A is rgb(94, 141, 138) in RGB and hsl(176, 20%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8D8A

HEX#5E8D8A

RGBrgb(94, 141, 138)

HSLhsl(176, 20%, 46%)

HSVhsv(176, 33%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.051 190.8)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8D8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8D8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8D8A Complementary#8D5E61 Analogous#5E8D72 Analogous#5E788D Triadic#8A5E8D Triadic#8D8A5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8D8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6F9F9C #88AFAD #9DBEBC #B6CECC #CBDCDB #E3EDEC

Shades

#527A78 #456866 #395654 #2D4342 #213130 #141F1E

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