#5E8183
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(57.8% 0.04 200.5), rgb(94, 129, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#5E8183 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 201°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E8183 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 129, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 16%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.8% 0.04 200.5) |
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 #5E8183 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5E8183 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5E8183 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5E8183 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#E6EBEB
oklch(93.6% 0.005 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDC
oklch(88.5% 0.01 204.9)
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Step 300
300
#B4C4C5
oklch(80.8% 0.018 201.3)
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Step 400
400
#8DA6A8
oklch(70.7% 0.028 202.5)
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Step 500
500
#709092
oklch(63% 0.036 201)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5E8183
oklch(57.8% 0.04 200.5)
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Step 700
700
#486769
oklch(49.1% 0.036 201.1)
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Step 800
800
#3B5456
oklch(42.6% 0.03 202.3)
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Step 900
900
#334647
oklch(37.8% 0.024 200.2)
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Step 950
950
#1E2929
oklch(27.1% 0.015 196.3)
#5E8183 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) | #7C7E83 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #757983 | 0.037 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #518481 | 0.017 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E8183
#5E8183
oklch(57.8% 0.04 200.5)
- #907170
#907170
oklch(57.9% 0.039 20.5)
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 #5E8183, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.022
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.025
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.026
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.033
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.036
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.041
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.041
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.045
Use #5E8183 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.