#75919E
Closest named color: Blue Grey (#758DA3). oklch(64% 0.037 227.8), rgb(117, 145, 158).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#75919E is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 228°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue Grey (#758DA3), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue Grey (#758DA3) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75919E |
| RGB | rgb(117, 145, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 17%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.037 227.8) |
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 #75919E | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #75919E | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #75919E text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #75919E text on black | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc -41.0 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBED
oklch(93.7% 0.006 223.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBDE
oklch(88.6% 0.01 222.1)
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Step 300
300
#B5C3CA
oklch(80.9% 0.018 229.1)
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Step 400
400
#8EA5AF
oklch(70.8% 0.03 225.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#75919E
oklch(64% 0.037 227.8)
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Step 600
600
#5B7886
oklch(55.5% 0.04 229.1)
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Step 700
700
#4A6572
oklch(49% 0.038 229.2)
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Step 800
800
#3D535C
oklch(42.8% 0.031 225)
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Step 900
900
#34444C
oklch(37.6% 0.025 229.8)
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Step 950
950
#1F282C
oklch(27% 0.015 226.6)
#75919E 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) | #8A909F | 0.028 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #848B9E | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #699595 | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75919E
#75919E
oklch(64% 0.037 227.8)
- #A08679
#A08679
oklch(64% 0.037 48.1)
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 #75919E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.016
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.024
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.025
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.034
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.042
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.046
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.047
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.049
Use #75919E 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.