#5E7D79
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56.5% 0.036 186.4), rgb(94, 125, 121).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#5E7D79 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 186°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.68:1 |
| White text | 4.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E7D79 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 125, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 14%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.5% 0.036 186.4) |
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 #5E7D79 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5E7D79 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E7D79 text on white | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E7D79 text on black | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -30.6 | 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
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBEA
oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBDA
oklch(88.5% 0.009 188.1)
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Step 300
300
#B6C4C2
oklch(80.9% 0.016 186.6)
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Step 400
400
#8FA6A3
oklch(70.7% 0.026 187)
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Step 500
500
#73908C
oklch(63% 0.033 186.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5E7D79
oklch(56.5% 0.036 186.4)
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Step 700
700
#4B6764
oklch(49.1% 0.033 187.9)
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Step 800
800
#3E5451
oklch(42.7% 0.027 185.9)
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Step 900
900
#354543
oklch(37.6% 0.021 186.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F2927
oklch(27.1% 0.014 181.6)
#5E7D79 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) | #7A7A79 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #747579 | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #557E7C | 0.011 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E7D79
#5E7D79
oklch(56.5% 0.036 186.4)
- #896D72
#896D72
oklch(56.4% 0.036 6.3)
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 #5E7D79, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.028
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.032
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.035
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.037
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.044
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.050
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.054
Use #5E7D79 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.