What color is #515551?

#515551 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515551?

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

What is the complementary color of #515551?

The complementary color is #555155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515551?

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.

#515551 color

#515551 rgb(81, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515551 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#515551 color codes

HEX	`#515551`
RGB	`rgb(81, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, -2.46, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 3.04, 144.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.127, 8.84, 9.061)`
Decimal	`5330257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515551, 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 #515551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515551 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 #515551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515551; }
.text { color: #515551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515551, #515553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515551?: #515551 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515551?: The RGB value is 81, 85, 81: 81 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515551?: The complementary color is #555155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515551?: 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.