#5e757e

Color #5e757e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5e757e

RGB

rgb(94, 117, 126)

HSL

hsl(196.9, 14.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.9, 25.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(47.76, -6.19, -7.71)

LCH

lch(47.76, 9.89, 231.24)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.0304, 223.67)

HWB

hwb(196.9, 36.9%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e675e

Analogous

#5e7e77

#5e757e

#5e657e

Triadic

#5e757e

#7e5e75

#757e5e

Split-complementary

#5e757e

#7e5e65

#7e775e

Tetradic

#5e757e

#675e7e

#7e675e

#757e5e

Square

#5e757e

#775e7e

#7e675e

#657e5e

Shades

Color #5e757e mixed toward black.

#4e6169

#3f4e54

#2f3a3f

#1f272a

#101315

Tints

Color #5e757e mixed toward white.

#758e98

#90a4ac

#acbbc1

#c8d2d6

#e3e8ea

Tones

Color #5e757e mixed toward gray.

#61747b

#637379

#667176

#697073

#6b6f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69697c · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#67667b · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#5f7a7a · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 9.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e757e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e757e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#5e757e (#5e757e) is rgb(94, 117, 126) in RGB.

No, #5e757e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5e757e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast