#5E757A Hex Color
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Bleak, dusty cyan-blue. #5e757a sits in a muted, inky mid-tone, closer to a storm cloud than open sky. Its low saturation reads understated rather than dull, so it works best as a supporting tone or dark UI background. Pair it with warm sand or soft coral to stop it going flat. The hex code #5e757a holds enough contrast for white body text at about 4.9:1.
Questions about #5e757a
What is #5e757a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #5e757a is rgb(94, 117, 122), in HSL hsl(191, 13%, 42%) and in CMYK 23%, 4%, 0%, 52%. Browse more shades of gray with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #5e757a?
Is #5e757a warm or cool?
#5e757a leans cool, but only faintly. Its heavy gray content flattens the cyan undertone, so next to warm colors it reads nearly neutral, and beside bright blues it can look slightly green.
Is #5e757a readable on white or black?
#5e757a has a 4.88:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.30:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.