What color is #515550?

#515550 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515550?

The RGB value is 81, 85, 80: 81 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515550?

The complementary color is #545055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515550 color

#515550 rgb(81, 85, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515550 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (81, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#515550 color codes

HEX	`#515550`
RGB	`rgb(81, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -2.68, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 3.57, 138.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.09, 8.825, 8.865)`
Decimal	`5330256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515550, 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 #515550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #515550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515550; }
.text { color: #515550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515550, #505552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515550?: #515550 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515550?: The RGB value is 81, 85, 80: 81 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515550?: The complementary color is #545055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.