#5a7e8d

Color #5a7e8d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5a7e8d

RGB

rgb(90, 126, 141)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 22.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 36.2%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(50.71, -8.7, -12.16)

LCH

lch(50.71, 14.95, 234.42)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.0467, 225.69)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 35.3%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d695a

Analogous

#5a8d82

#5a7e8d

#5a658d

Triadic

#5a7e8d

#8d5a7e

#7e8d5a

Split-complementary

#5a7e8d

#8d5a65

#8d825a

Tetradic

#5a7e8d

#695a8d

#8d695a

#7e8d5a

Square

#5a7e8d

#825a8d

#8d695a

#658d5a

Shades

Color #5a7e8d mixed toward black.

#4b6976

#3c545e

#2d3f47

#1e2a2f

#0f1518

Tints

Color #5a7e8d mixed toward white.

#7195a4

#8dabb7

#aac0c9

#c6d5db

#e3eaed

Tones

Color #5a7e8d mixed toward gray.

#5e7c89

#627b85

#677980

#6b777c

#6f7578

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6c8a · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#696689 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#5c8786 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a7e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a7e8d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5a7e8d (#5a7e8d) is rgb(90, 126, 141) in RGB.

No, #5a7e8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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