What color is #515050?

#515050 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515050?

The RGB value is 81, 80, 80: 81 red, 80 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515050?

The complementary color is #505151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515050 color

#515050 rgb(81, 80, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515050 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31.4% green and 31.4% blue (81, 80, 80).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#515050 color codes

HEX	`#515050`
RGB	`rgb(81, 80, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.12, 0.41, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.12, 0.43, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.71, 8.066, 8.739)`
Decimal	`5328976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515050, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #515050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #515050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515050; }
.text { color: #515050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 80 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515050, #515150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #515050?: #515050 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515050?: The RGB value is 81, 80, 80: 81 red, 80 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515050?: The complementary color is #505151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.