What color is #515453?

#515453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515453?

The RGB value is 81, 84, 83: 81 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515453?

The complementary color is #545152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515453 color

#515453 rgb(81, 84, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515453 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.9% green and 32.5% blue (81, 84, 83).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#515453 color codes

HEX	`#515453`
RGB	`rgb(81, 84, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, -1.42, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 1.43, 173.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.125, 8.714, 9.436)`
Decimal	`5330003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515453, 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 #515453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #515453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515453; }
.text { color: #515453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 84 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515453, #515354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515453?: #515453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515453?: The RGB value is 81, 84, 83: 81 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515453?: The complementary color is #545152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.