#5E8D8B Color

#5E8D8B is rgb(94, 141, 139) in RGB and hsl(177, 20%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8D8B

HEX#5E8D8B

RGBrgb(94, 141, 139)

HSLhsl(177, 20%, 46%)

HSVhsv(177, 33%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.051 192.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8D8B 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 text5.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8D8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8D8B Complementary#8D5E60 Analogous#5E8D73 Analogous#5E788D Triadic#8A5E8D Triadic#8D8A5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8D8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6F9F9D #88AFAD #9DBEBC #B6CECD #CBDCDB #E3EDEC

Shades

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

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