#5D7D76
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56.3% 0.038 179.9), rgb(93, 125, 118).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#5D7D76 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 180°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.66:1 |
| White text | 4.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5D7D76 |
| RGB | rgb(93, 125, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 15%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.3% 0.038 179.9) |
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 #5D7D76 | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc -76.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5D7D76 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5D7D76 text on white | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc 71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5D7D76 text on black | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -30.4 | 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
#E6EBEA
oklch(93.6% 0.006 183)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBD9
oklch(88.5% 0.009 179.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5C4C1
oklch(80.8% 0.017 182.6)
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Step 400
400
#8FA7A1
oklch(70.8% 0.028 178.7)
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Step 500
500
#73918A
oklch(63.2% 0.035 179.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5D7D76
oklch(56.3% 0.038 179.9)
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Step 700
700
#4B6861
oklch(49.2% 0.036 178.2)
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Step 800
800
#3D544F
oklch(42.5% 0.029 179.9)
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Step 900
900
#354642
oklch(37.8% 0.023 179)
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Step 950
950
#1F2927
oklch(27.1% 0.014 181.6)
#5D7D76 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) | #7A7976 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #747577 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #547E7B | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.039 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5D7D76
#5D7D76
oklch(56.3% 0.038 179.9)
- #896C74
#896C74
oklch(56.2% 0.038 0.1)
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 #5D7D76, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.032
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.035
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.040
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.046
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.049
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.053
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.054
Use #5D7D76 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.