#5E7883
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.035 225.6), rgb(94, 120, 131).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#5E7883 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.49:1 |
| White text | 4.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E7883 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 120, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 16%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.035 225.6) |
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 #5E7883 | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -77.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5E7883 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E7883 text on white | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E7883 text on black | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DADD
oklch(88.4% 0.009 225.1)
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Step 300
300
#B7C3C8
oklch(80.9% 0.015 224.5)
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Step 400
400
#91A4AD
oklch(70.7% 0.025 227.9)
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Step 500
500
#768E98
oklch(63.1% 0.031 225)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5E7883
oklch(55.6% 0.035 225.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D656F
oklch(49.1% 0.033 225.3)
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Step 800
800
#40525A
oklch(42.6% 0.026 226.8)
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Step 900
900
#36444A
oklch(37.7% 0.021 225.8)
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Step 950
950
#20282B
oklch(27% 0.013 222.5)
#5E7883 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) | #727784 | 0.028 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6C7283 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #537B7B | 0.023 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E7883
#5E7883
oklch(55.6% 0.035 225.6)
- #856D63
#856D63
oklch(55.5% 0.034 43.8)
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 #5E7883, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.020
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.022
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.022
- Metallic Blue #4F738E ΔE 0.032
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.039
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.039
- Stormy Blue #507B9C ΔE 0.039
- Cerulean #457B9D ΔE 0.045
Use #5E7883 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.