What color is #515155?

#515155 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515155?

The RGB value is 81, 81, 85: 81 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515155?

The complementary color is #555551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515155 color

#515155 rgb(81, 81, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515155 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31.8% green and 33.3% blue (81, 81, 85).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#515155 color codes

HEX	`#515155`
RGB	`rgb(81, 81, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 0.88, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 2.5, 290.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.975, 8.29, 9.773)`
Decimal	`5329237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515155, 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 #515155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #515155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515155; }
.text { color: #515155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 81 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515155, #535155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515155?: #515155 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515155?: The RGB value is 81, 81, 85: 81 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515155?: The complementary color is #555551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.