What color is #515456?

#515456 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515456?

The RGB value is 81, 84, 86: 81 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515456?

The complementary color is #565351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515456 color

#515456 rgb(81, 84, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515456 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.9% green and 33.7% blue (81, 84, 86).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 3% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#515456 color codes

HEX	`#515456`
RGB	`rgb(81, 84, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 3%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -0.76, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 1.75, 244.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.243, 8.762, 10.059)`
Decimal	`5330006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515456, 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 #515456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #515456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515456; }
.text { color: #515456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 84 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515456, #515156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515456?: #515456 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515456?: The RGB value is 81, 84, 86: 81 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515456?: The complementary color is #565351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.