What color is #515252?

#515252 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515252?

The RGB value is 81, 82, 82: 81 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515252?

The complementary color is #525151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515252 color

#515252 rgb(81, 82, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515252 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (81, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#515252 color codes

HEX	`#515252`
RGB	`rgb(81, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.79, -0.4, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.79, 0.43, 199.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.933, 8.393, 9.183)`
Decimal	`5329490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515252, 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 #515252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #515252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515252; }
.text { color: #515252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515252, #515252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515252?: #515252 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515252?: The RGB value is 81, 82, 82: 81 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515252?: The complementary color is #525151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.