#5F7B79
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56% 0.032 190.8), rgb(95, 123, 121).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.59:1).
About this color
#5F7B79 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 191°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.59:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.59:1 |
| White text | 4.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5F7B79 |
| RGB | rgb(95, 123, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 13%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.032 190.8) |
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 #5F7B79 | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc -77.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5F7B79 | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc 32.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5F7B79 text on white | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc 71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5F7B79 text on black | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc -29.9 | 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
#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
#B7C4C3
oklch(81% 0.014 191.3)
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Step 400
400
#91A6A4
oklch(70.8% 0.024 189.6)
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Step 500
500
#75908E
oklch(63.2% 0.031 190.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#5F7B79
oklch(56% 0.032 190.8)
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Step 700
700
#4D6665
oklch(49% 0.03 193.2)
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Step 800
800
#3F5452
oklch(42.8% 0.026 189)
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Step 900
900
#364544
oklch(37.7% 0.019 191.3)
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Step 950
950
#202828
oklch(26.9% 0.011 196.5)
#5F7B79 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) | #787879 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #727479 | 0.032 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #577D7A | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5F7B79
#5F7B79
oklch(56% 0.032 190.8)
- #866D70
#866D70
oklch(56% 0.032 10)
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 #5F7B79, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.026
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.027
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.033
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.038
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.045
- Metallic Blue #4F738E ΔE 0.051
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.051
Use #5F7B79 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.