#5B8071
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56.7% 0.048 167.6), rgb(91, 128, 113).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#5B8071 is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 168°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.044 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.77:1 |
| White text | 4.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B8071 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 128, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 17%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.7% 0.048 167.6) |
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 #5B8071 | 4.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5B8071 | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 33.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5B8071 text on white | 4.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5B8071 text on black | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -31.2 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2DCD7
oklch(88.5% 0.013 164.8)
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Step 300
300
#B4C5BE
oklch(80.8% 0.021 169.2)
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Step 400
400
#8DA89C
oklch(70.7% 0.035 166.7)
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Step 500
500
#709284
oklch(63% 0.043 167.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5B8071
oklch(56.7% 0.048 167.6)
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Step 700
700
#48695C
oklch(49.1% 0.044 168.1)
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Step 800
800
#3B564B
oklch(42.8% 0.037 167.4)
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Step 900
900
#33473E
oklch(37.8% 0.03 165.4)
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Step 950
950
#1E2925
oklch(26.9% 0.017 170.8)
#5B8071 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) | #7E7B70 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #787672 | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #52807C | 0.019 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B8071
#5B8071
oklch(56.7% 0.048 167.6)
- #8C6B7C
#8C6B7C
oklch(56.6% 0.048 346.4)
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 #5B8071, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.044
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.045
- Dark Sage #598556 ΔE 0.047
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.047
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.048
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.048
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.051
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.051
Use #5B8071 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.