What color is #515557?

#515557 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515557?

The RGB value is 81, 85, 87: 81 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515557?

The complementary color is #575351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515557 color

#515557 rgb(81, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515557 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (81, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#515557 color codes

HEX	`#515557`
RGB	`rgb(81, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, -1.15, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 2.06, 236.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.362, 8.934, 10.299)`
Decimal	`5330263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515557, 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 #515557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #515557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515557; }
.text { color: #515557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515557, #515257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515557?: #515557 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515557?: The RGB value is 81, 85, 87: 81 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515557?: The complementary color is #575351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.