#5A889A
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(60% 0.057 224.6), rgb(90, 136, 154).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).
About this color
#5A889A is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.057 and its hue 225°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.42:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.057) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.42:1 |
| White text | 3.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5A889A |
| RGB | rgb(90, 136, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 26%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.057 224.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5A889A | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5A889A | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc 38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5A889A text on white | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5A889A text on black | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc -35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 219.5)
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Step 100
100
#E4EBEE
oklch(93.6% 0.009 225.1)
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Step 200
200
#CFDCE1
oklch(88.6% 0.016 222.7)
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Step 300
300
#AEC5CE
oklch(80.9% 0.028 223.3)
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Step 400
400
#83A7B6
oklch(70.7% 0.045 225.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5A889A
oklch(60% 0.057 224.6)
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Step 600
600
#497B8F
oklch(55.6% 0.062 225.7)
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Step 700
700
#3A6879
oklch(49.1% 0.057 224)
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Step 800
800
#305563
oklch(42.8% 0.048 224.4)
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Step 900
900
#2B4650
oklch(37.7% 0.037 223.4)
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Step 950
950
#1A292F
oklch(27% 0.023 224.8)
#5A889A with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #7E869B | 0.045 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #747E9A | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #408E8E | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.057 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5A889A
#5A889A
oklch(60% 0.057 224.6)
- #9E7664
#9E7664
oklch(60.1% 0.057 45.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5A889A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.030
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.032
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.032
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.032
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.032
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.036
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.037
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.040
Use #5A889A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.