#5E727E#5E727E

#5E727E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.030 H 234.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E727E
RGB	rgb(94, 114, 126)
HSL	hsl(203, 15%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(203, 25%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, -4.45, -9.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 10.09, 243.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% -0.0176 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.03 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3982, 15.9202, 22.0489)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E727E #7E6A5E

analogous

#5E7E7A #5E727E #5E627E

triadic

#5E727E #7E5E72 #727E5E

tetradic

#5E727E #7A5E7E #7E6A5E #627E5E

square

#5E727E #7A5E7E #7E6A5E #627E5E

split-complementary

#5E727E #7E5E62 #7E7A5E

monochromatic

#2A3338 #44525B #5E727E #7C919D #9FAEB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#5E727E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#5E727E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E727E

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E727E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E727E	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C717F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#557576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e727e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 114, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.030 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9aa3',
    500: '#5e727e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e727e;
$custom-light: #8c9aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e727e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 14.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5402,
    "c": 0.03028,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E727E

secondary

#A69992

accent

#8B70B7

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F3

border

#CBCCCD

text

#0C0E0F

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E727E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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